Zip 38673 (Taylor, MS) Climate

38673 Taylor, MS enjoys mild winters and hot, humid summers. The area experiences temperatures ranging from the upper 40s during the winter months to highs of 90 degrees in the summertime. Rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year with June being the wettest month and December being the driest month on average. This area can experience occasional severe weather due to its proximity to the Gulf Coast.

Taylor (zip 38673), Mississippi gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Taylor (zip 38673) averages 2 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 Taylor (zip 38673). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Taylor (zip 38673) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 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 38673 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

5.2 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 38673 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Taylor, Mississippi	United States
	58.1 in.	38.1 in.
	1.8 in.	27.8 in.
	104.7 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	29.1°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4.7	4.3
	388 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 38673 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In the 38673 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 38673 zip code are October, May and April.

In the 38673 zip code, there are 68.2 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 38673 zip code with an average of 29.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

In the 38673 zip code, there are 70.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

In the 38673 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

Humidity in the 38673 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are August, July and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

December is the wettest month in the 38673 zip code with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.5 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 58.1 inches in the 38673 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in the 38673 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 104.7 rainy days annually in the 38673 zip code, which is rainier 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 1.8 inches in the 38673 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in the 38673 zip code with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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