Climate in Zip 39039 (Benton, MS)

Benton (zip 39039), Mississippi gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Benton (zip 39039) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Benton (zip 39039). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Benton (zip 39039) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 39039 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Mississippi.

August is the hottest month for the 39039 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Mississippi. In the 39039 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 39039 zip code are October, April and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 39039 zip code with an average of 33.5°. This is warmer than most places in Mississippi.

In the 39039 zip code, there are 63.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

In the 39039 zip code, there are 49.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

In the 39039 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

December is the wettest month in the 39039 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.1 inches in the 39039 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in the 39039 zip code with 9.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 94.4 rainy days annually in the 39039 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 39039 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in the 39039 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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