Batesville, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Batesville's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.5°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationBatesville (2 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00220488
- Location34.31°N 89.98°W
- Elevation220 ft (67 m)
- Population7,356
On October 12, the normal high in Batesville is 78°F and the normal low 51°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Batesville.
- Jan 52° 31°
- Feb 56° 34°
- Mar 65° 41°
- Apr 74° 49°
- May 82° 59°
- Jun 89° 67°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 87° 61°
- Oct 77° 50°
- Nov 64° 39°
- Dec 55° 33°
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 Batesville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 31°F | 41.3°F | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 56°F | 34°F | 45.0°F | – | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 65°F | 41°F | 52.8°F | – | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 74°F | 49°F | 61.5°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 59°F | 70.4°F | – | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 89°F | 67°F | 77.5°F | – | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 70°F | 80.3°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 68°F | 79.5°F | – | 20 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 87°F | 61°F | 73.9°F | – | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 50°F | 63.1°F | – | 1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 39°F | 51.6°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 55°F | 33°F | 43.8°F | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 50°F | 61.7°F | – | 66 | 69 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −1°C | 5.2°C |
| February | 14°C | 1°C | 7.2°C |
| March | 18°C | 5°C | 11.6°C |
| April | 23°C | 9°C | 16.4°C |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.3°C |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 26.8°C |
| August | 33°C | 20°C | 26.4°C |
| September | 31°C | 16°C | 23.3°C |
| October | 25°C | 10°C | 17.3°C |
| November | 18°C | 4°C | 10.9°C |
| December | 13°C | 0°C | 6.6°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Sardis (13 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00220488; 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 Batesville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May and October.
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 USC00220488.
When is the last frost in Batesville?
In Batesville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 28 in half of years and after April 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 2 in half of years and before October 21 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 281 year in 10 after April 14; 9 in 10 after March 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 21 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 218 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 243 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 15 in half of springs and before November 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Batesville in zone 8a in ZIP code 38606, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Mississippi · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00220488; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Batesville?
In a normal year in Batesville, 66 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 69 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 66a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 69a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1891) is 108°F, on July 29, 1930; the lowest is −16°F, on February 2, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 75.35 in; the snowiest season is 1967–68, with 17.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00220488; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00220488. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Batesville?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Batesville, 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 Batesville need?
A normal year in Batesville brings 3,106 heating degree days, 42% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,945 cooling degree days, 2.1 times 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 5,276 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 734 | 1 |
| February | 561 | 1 |
| March | 392 | 14 |
| April | 164 | 59 |
| May | 31 | 199 |
| June | 1 | 376 |
| July | 0 | 474 |
| August | 0 | 448 |
| September | 11 | 278 |
| October | 141 | 83 |
| November | 412 | 10 |
| December | 659 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 3,106 | 1,945 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00220488. 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.
How does Batesville's climate compare?
Batesville is warmer than 14 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.7°F is warmer than 79%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Batesville 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.
- Courtland, MS478 people · 5 mi SE
- Pope, MS266 people · 7 mi S
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 Batesville's climate
What is the coldest month in Batesville?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Batesville?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Batesville's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Sardis (13 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Batesville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Batesville in zone 8a in ZIP code 38606, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Batesville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 28; in one year in ten it comes after April 14. Waiting until April 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Sardis, MS12 miles from this station, 63.3°F a year
- Lambert, MS19 miles from this station, 62.5°F a year
- Water Valley, MS22 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Senatobia, MS22 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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