Zip 39166 (Silver City, MS) Climate

The climate in 39166 Silver City, MS is generally warm and humid. Summers are hot and muggy with temperatures ranging from the mid-80s to the upper 90s Fahrenheit. During the winter months, temperatures range between the low-40s to mid-60s Fahrenheit. The area receives a fair amount of rainfall throughout the year, with monthly totals typically ranging from 3 to 5 inches of rain on average over the course of a month.

Silver City (zip 39166), Mississippi gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Silver City (zip 39166) 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 Silver City (zip 39166). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Silver City (zip 39166) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 34
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 39166 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Mississippi.

4.2 Summer - 7.1 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 39166 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Silver City, Mississippi	United States
	56.6 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	95.6 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	91.6°	85.8°
	34.4°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.6	4.3
	99 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.

August is the hottest month for the 39166 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In the 39166 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 39166 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 39166 zip code, there are 72.2 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 39166 zip code with an average of 34.4°. This is warmer than most places in Mississippi.

In the 39166 zip code, there are 38.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Mississippi.

In the 39166 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 39166 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.

December is the wettest month in the 39166 zip code with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.6 inches in the 39166 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in the 39166 zip code with 9.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 95.6 rainy days annually in the 39166 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 39166 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Mississippi. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 39166 zip code.

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