Starkville Metro Area, MS Climate

The climate in Starkville, MS Metro Area is generally mild and sunny. Summers are usually hot with high temperatures reaching the mid-90s or higher. The area also experiences plenty of days with heavy humidity, making it a good place to enjoy warm weather activities like swimming and camping. Winters are cooler, with temperatures often dropping into the 20s. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of. Springtime is nice, with temperatures typically staying in the 60s and 70s. Fall brings a beautiful array of colors as trees start to change colors before turning bare in winter.

Starkville Metro Area, Mississippi gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Starkville Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Starkville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Starkville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Starkville metro area is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

4.9 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Starkville metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Starkville, Mississippi	United States
	54.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.2 in.	27.8 in.
	100.3 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	91.5°	85.8°
	31.4°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.7	4.3
	305 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the Starkville metro area with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Mississippi. In the Starkville metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Starkville metro area are October, April and May.

In the Starkville metro area, there are 64.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Starkville metro area with an average of 31.4°. This is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In the Starkville metro area, there are 54.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

In the Starkville metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Mississippi.

Humidity in the Starkville metro area can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

February is the wettest month in the Starkville metro area with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.9 inches in the Starkville metro area means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.

January is the rainiest month in the Starkville metro area with 9.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 100.3 rainy days annually in the Starkville metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in the Starkville metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in the Starkville metro area with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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