Zip 39426 (Carriere, MS) Climate

The climate in 39426 Carriere, MS is typically warm and humid. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the upper 90s and even hitting the triple digits on occasion. Winters are mild to cool with temperatures usually staying in the 40s and 50s. The area receives an average of 55 inches of rain each year, making it more prone to flooding than other areas. Spring and fall are pleasant with highs in the 70s, although they can occasionally be unpredictable due to strong storms.

Carriere (zip 39426), Mississippi gets 63 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carriere (zip 39426) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Carriere (zip 39426). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carriere (zip 39426) 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 63 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 39426 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

4 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 39426 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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.

August is the hottest month for the 39426 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Mississippi. In the 39426 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 39426 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 39426 zip code, there are 72.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 39426 zip code with an average of 38.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.

In the 39426 zip code, there are 28.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.

In the 39426 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.

Humidity in the 39426 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

July is the wettest month in the 39426 zip code with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 4.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.6 inches in the 39426 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.

July is the rainiest month in the 39426 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 99.9 rainy days annually in the 39426 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 39426 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Mississippi. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 39426 zip code.

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Michael · Carriere, MS

Hide-A-Way Mississippi

Over 13 years ago

I have lived here 14 years ... own home and 4 lots Extremely poor Board management ... coupled with uncontrolled Board spending has turned poor national market More