Ashland, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Ashland's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 57.0 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.6°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,448 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAshland
- Station IDUSC00220290
- Location34.85°N 89.16°W
- Elevation603 ft (184 m)
- Population537
On October 23, the normal high in Ashland is 71°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ashland.
- Jan 49° 29°
- Feb 54° 32°
- Mar 62° 39°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 79° 58°
- Jun 86° 66°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 89° 67°
- Sep 84° 60°
- Oct 74° 49°
- Nov 61° 38°
- Dec 52° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Ashland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in December (6.00 in), the least in September (3.63 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 29°F | 38.9°F | 4.62 | 1.0 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 32°F | 42.9°F | 5.22 | 0.7 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 62°F | 39°F | 50.9°F | 5.74 | 0.3 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 48°F | 60.0°F | 5.87 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 79°F | 58°F | 68.8°F | 5.22 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 66°F | 76.0°F | 4.29 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 89°F | 69°F | 79.0°F | 4.20 | 0.0 | 10 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 89°F | 67°F | 78.1°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 60°F | 72.3°F | 3.63 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 49°F | 61.2°F | 4.35 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 38°F | 49.6°F | 4.23 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 32°F | 42.1°F | 6.00 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 49°F | 60.0°F | 57.01 | 2.0 | 117 | 52 | 71 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 117 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 12°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 133 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 17°C | 4°C | 10.5°C | 146 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 9°C | 15.6°C | 149 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 15°C | 20.4°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 19°C | 24.4°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 26.1°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.6°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.4°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 16.2°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.6°C | 152 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00220290; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Ashland?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00220290.
When is the last frost in Ashland?
In Ashland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 29 in half of years and after April 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 6 in half of years and before October 22 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 291 year in 10 after April 15; 9 in 10 after March 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 61 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 224 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 252 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 11 in half of springs and before November 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ashland in zone 7b in ZIP code 38603, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Ashland's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (16 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Mississippi · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00220290; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Ashland?
In a normal year in Ashland, 52 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 71 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 117 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 52a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 71a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 6high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 117a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00220290.
How sunny is Ashland?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Ashland, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.5 |
| February | 65% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.2 |
| April | 75% | 5.3 |
| May | 78% | 6.0 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 78% | 3.9 |
| November | 76% | 2.9 |
| December | 67% | 2.2 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Ashland need?
A normal year in Ashland brings 3,498 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,694 cooling degree days, 87% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,831 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 810 | 0 |
| February | 620 | 1 |
| March | 446 | 8 |
| April | 194 | 43 |
| May | 52 | 168 |
| June | 1 | 331 |
| July | 0 | 433 |
| August | 0 | 408 |
| September | 18 | 237 |
| October | 178 | 60 |
| November | 468 | 6 |
| December | 710 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,498 | 1,694 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00220290. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Ashland been warmer than normal lately?
2022 averaged 60.4°F, 0.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 60.0°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.8°F | +0.8°F | 64.46 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 60.4°F | +0.4°F | 62.72 | 8.4 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00220290. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Ashland's climate compare?
Ashland is warmer than 4 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 16. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.0°F is warmer than 75%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ashland is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Ashland share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Snow Lake Shores, MS300 people · 5 mi SW
- Saulsbury, TN108 people · 14 mi N
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Ashland's climate
What is the coldest month in Ashland?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Ashland?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Ashland?
December, with 6.00 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is September with 3.63 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ashland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ashland in zone 7b in ZIP code 38603, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Ashland's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Ashland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 29; in one year in ten it comes after April 15. Waiting until April 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ripley, MS14 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Holly Springs, MS16 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Hickory Flat, MS16 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Ames Plantation, TN19 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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