30-year climate normals

Amite County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

91.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 36.7°F.

Amite County gets 61.7" of precipitation a year, and 30% of it falls in Jan, Feb, Mar.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	59.9°	36.7°	6.83"
February	64.0°	37.9°	5.67"
March	71.5°	45.3°	5.81"
April	77.0°	50.4°	4.90"
May	84.1°	60.6°	5.26"
June	90.1°	67.4°	4.78"
July	90.9°	69.8°	5.81"
August	91.9°	69.1°	5.09"
September	87.8°	64.4°	3.56"
October	80.9°	52.6°	4.09"
November	70.4°	41.8°	4.26"
December	62.7°	38.0°	5.64"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 30% falling in the wettest three months (Jan, Feb, Mar).

January 6.83"

February 5.67"

March 5.81"

April 4.90"

May 5.26"

June 4.78"

July 5.81"

August 5.09"

September 3.56"

October 4.09"

November 4.26"

December 5.64"

Annual total 61.7"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 2,216

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,108

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Mississippi average $358

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $119

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Amite County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Amite County?

Amite County averages a high of 91.9°F in August and a low of 36.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 61.7 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Amite County?

The wettest stretch is Jan, Feb, Mar, which accounts for 30% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Amite County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 91.9°F. That drives 2,216 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Amite County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Amite County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LIBERTY, MS US (USC00225070), 2.9 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Mississippi residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.