Zip 38661 (Red Banks, MS) Climate

38661 Red Banks, MS has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but there are occasional periods of drought during the summer months. Winters in 38661 Red Banks, MS are generally mild with amount of snow accumulation being minimal. The average temperature in the area ranges from around 56 degrees Fahrenheit in January to 78 degrees Fahrenheit in July.

Red Banks (zip 38661), Mississippi gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Red Banks (zip 38661) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Red Banks (zip 38661). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Red Banks (zip 38661) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 38661 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Mississippi.

6 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 38661 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Red Banks, 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 38661 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In the 38661 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 38661 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 38661 zip code, there are 48.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Mississippi.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 38661 zip code with an average of 27.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

In the 38661 zip code, there are 77.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

In the 38661 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 38661 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 38661 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.0 inches in the 38661 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Mississippi.

May is the rainiest month in the 38661 zip code with 9.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 95.3 rainy days annually in the 38661 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Summer 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 1.8 inches in the 38661 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Mississippi. February is the snowiest month in the 38661 zip code with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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