Zip 38873 (Tishomingo, MS) Climate

Tishomingo, MS is located in the southern part of the United States and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s on average. The winters are mild with temperatures dropping below freezing occasionally. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, and there is an average of 57 inches of precipitation a year. Thunderstorms occur frequently during the summer months, often accompanied by heavy rain and lightning.

Tishomingo (zip 38873), Mississippi gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tishomingo (zip 38873) 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 Tishomingo (zip 38873). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tishomingo (zip 38873) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 28
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 38873 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Mississippi.

6.5 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 38873 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tishomingo, Mississippi	United States
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	89.1°	85.8°
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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 38873 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Mississippi. In the 38873 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 38873 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 38873 zip code, there are 40.2 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 38873 zip code with an average of 27.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

In the 38873 zip code, there are 80.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

In the 38873 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Mississippi.

Humidity in the 38873 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 38873 zip code with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 4.0 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 58.3 inches in the 38873 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.

December is the rainiest month in the 38873 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 112.6 rainy days annually in the 38873 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 1.9 inches in the 38873 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Mississippi. January is the snowiest month in the 38873 zip code with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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