Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Magee United States

In Magee, the summers are long, hot, and oppressive; the winters are short and cold; and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 90°F and is rarely below 24°F or above 96°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Magee for warm-weather activities are from mid April to early June and from early September to mid October.

The hot season lasts for 4.1 months, from May 19 to September 24, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year in Magee is July, with an average high of 90°F and low of 71°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.8 months, from November 29 to February 22, with an average daily high temperature below 64°F. The coldest month of the year in Magee is January, with an average low of 38°F and high of 58°F.

In Magee, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Magee begins around August 7 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around November 25.

The clearest month of the year in Magee is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 25 and lasts for 8.5 months, ending around August 7.

The cloudiest month of the year in Magee is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 50% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Magee varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.0 months, from May 24 to August 24, with a greater than 35% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Magee is July, with an average of 14.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.0 months, from August 24 to May 24. The month with the fewest wet days in Magee is October, with an average of 7.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Magee is July, with an average of 14.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 48% on July 11.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Magee experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Magee. The month with the most rain in Magee is February, with an average rainfall of 5.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in Magee is September, with an average rainfall of 3.1 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Magee experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 1.5 weeks, from January 13 to January 24, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Magee is January, with an average snowfall of 1.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 12 months, from January 24 to January 13. The least snow falls around August 7, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Magee varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 4 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:52 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 24 minutes later at 7:16 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:54 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 14 minutes later at 8:08 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Magee during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Magee experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.3 months, from May 2 to October 11, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Magee is July, with 29.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Magee is February, with 0.4 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Magee experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from October 1 to May 17, with average wind speeds of more than 3.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Magee is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 17 to October 1. The calmest month of the year in Magee is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Magee varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 4.9 months, from February 21 to July 18; for 1.1 weeks, from August 12 to August 20; and for 4.1 weeks, from November 10 to December 9, with a peak percentage of 50% on May 14. The wind is most often from the east for 1.3 months, from August 20 to September 29, with a peak percentage of 35% on September 8. The wind is most often from the north for 1.4 months, from September 29 to November 10 and for 2.4 months, from December 9 to February 21, with a peak percentage of 33% on October 10.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Magee throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Magee for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid April to early June and from early September to mid October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Magee for hot-weather activities is from late May to late September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Magee typically lasts for 8.1 months (248 days), from around March 13 to around November 16, rarely starting before February 18 or after April 1, and rarely ending before October 27 or after December 6.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Magee should appear around January 26, only rarely appearing before January 15 or after February 12.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from April 4 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Magee is May, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from November 15 to February 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Magee is December, with an average of 2.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Magee are 31.874 deg latitude, -89.734 deg longitude, and 430 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Magee contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 154 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 428 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (266 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (584 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Magee is covered by cropland (57%), trees (24%), and artificial surfaces (13%), within 10 miles by trees (60%) and cropland (32%), and within 50 miles by trees (60%) and cropland (22%).