Zip 39565 (Vancleave, MS) Climate

The climate in 39565 Vancleave, MS is generally hot and humid throughout the year. Summers are typically long and very warm with temperatures reaching into the 90s on the regular. Winters are mild, but can dip down to freezing temperatures at night. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, especially during summer months, as a result of frequent thunderstorms. The area also experiences hurricanes from time to time, usually arriving toward the end of summer or early fall.

Vancleave (zip 39565), Mississippi gets 67 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vancleave (zip 39565) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Vancleave (zip 39565). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vancleave (zip 39565) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 40
Rain: averages 67 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 39565 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.

3.9 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 39565 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for the 39565 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Mississippi. In the 39565 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 39565 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 39565 zip code, there are 47.3 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 39565 zip code with an average of 40.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.

In the 39565 zip code, there are 19.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Mississippi.

In the 39565 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 39565 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.

July is the wettest month in the 39565 zip code with 7.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 67.2 inches in the 39565 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Mississippi.

July is the rainiest month in the 39565 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 99.7 rainy days annually in the 39565 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 39565 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. February is the snowiest month in the 39565 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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