Zip 38852 (Iuka, MS) Climate

Iuka, MS has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and moderately hot summers. Although there can be periods of extreme cold during the winter months, temperatures generally remain above freezing. Summers are usually hot and muggy with frequent thunderstorms, while spring is often the wettest season of the year. The area experiences an average of 53 inches of rainfall annually, most of which falls in the late autumn and winter months.

Iuka (zip 38852), Mississippi gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Iuka (zip 38852) averages 2 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 Iuka (zip 38852). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Iuka (zip 38852) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 38852 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Mississippi.

6.3 Summer - 6.4 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 38852 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Iuka, Mississippi	United States
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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 38852 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Mississippi. In the 38852 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 38852 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 38852 zip code, there are 43.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 38852 zip code with an average of 28.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

In the 38852 zip code, there are 72.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

In the 38852 zip code, 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 38852 zip code 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.

December is the wettest month in the 38852 zip code with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.5 inches in the 38852 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in the 38852 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 114.2 rainy days annually in the 38852 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 2.0 inches in the 38852 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Mississippi. February is the snowiest month in the 38852 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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