Clarksdale, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Clarksdale's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 55.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.9°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,419 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationClarksdale
- Station IDUSC00221707
- Location34.19°N 90.56°W
- Elevation173 ft (53 m)
- Population13,861
On October 24, the normal high in Clarksdale is 73°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 25%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Clarksdale.
- Jan 50° 32°
- Feb 55° 35°
- Mar 64° 42°
- Apr 73° 52°
- May 81° 62°
- Jun 88° 69°
- Jul 90° 72°
- Aug 91° 70°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 63° 41°
- Dec 53° 35°
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 Clarksdale each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in April (6.16 in), the least in August (2.85 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 32°F | 41.2°F | 5.46 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 55°F | 35°F | 45.3°F | 5.59 | 9 | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| March | 64°F | 42°F | 52.9°F | 5.37 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 52°F | 62.2°F | 6.16 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 62°F | 71.5°F | 5.10 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 69°F | 78.7°F | 3.95 | 8 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 90°F | 72°F | 81.1°F | 4.17 | 8 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 70°F | 80.5°F | 2.85 | 7 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | 3.30 | 6 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | 4.40 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 41°F | 52.2°F | 4.25 | 8 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 35°F | 44.1°F | 5.26 | 9 | <1 | 14 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 52°F | 62.4°F | 55.86 | 99 | 67 | 51 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | 0°C | 5.1°C | 139 mm |
| February | 13°C | 2°C | 7.4°C | 142 mm |
| March | 18°C | 6°C | 11.6°C | 136 mm |
| April | 23°C | 11°C | 16.8°C | 156 mm |
| May | 27°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 130 mm |
| June | 31°C | 21°C | 25.9°C | 100 mm |
| July | 32°C | 22°C | 27.3°C | 106 mm |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.9°C | 72 mm |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 84 mm |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 112 mm |
| November | 17°C | 5°C | 11.2°C | 108 mm |
| December | 12°C | 2°C | 6.7°C | 134 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Lambert (15 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 USC00221707; 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 Clarksdale?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October. Of those, October 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 USC00221707.
When is the last frost in Clarksdale?
In Clarksdale, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 16 in half of years and after April 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 12 in half of years and before October 29 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 161 year in 10 after April 2; 9 in 10 after February 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 121 year in 10 before October 29; 9 in 10 before December 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 243 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 267 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 3 in half of springs and before November 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clarksdale in zone 8b in ZIP code 38614, 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 USC00221707; 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 Clarksdale?
In a normal year in Clarksdale, 67 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 51 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 99 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 67a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 51a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 99a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1892) is 109°F, on August 8, 1935; the lowest is −8°F, on January 12, 1918.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 73.40 in; the snowiest season is 1935–36, with 15.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00221707; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00221707. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Clarksdale?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Clarksdale, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.5 |
| February | 66% | 3.0 |
| March | 71% | 4.2 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 78% | 6.0 |
| June | 84% | 6.6 |
| July | 84% | 6.4 |
| August | 84% | 5.8 |
| September | 83% | 5.0 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 76% | 2.9 |
| December | 68% | 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 Clarksdale need?
A normal year in Clarksdale brings 3,010 heating degree days, 44% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,089 cooling degree days, 2.3 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 5,457 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 740 | 1 |
| February | 552 | 2 |
| March | 383 | 9 |
| April | 140 | 57 |
| May | 23 | 222 |
| June | 0 | 410 |
| July | 0 | 499 |
| August | 0 | 480 |
| September | 7 | 307 |
| October | 122 | 91 |
| November | 393 | 9 |
| December | 651 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,010 | 2,089 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00221707. 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 Clarksdale been warmer than normal lately?
Over 80 complete years from 1908 to 2019, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.0°F per century (+0.00°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Clarksdale's climate compare?
Clarksdale is warmer than 21 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 6. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.4°F is warmer than 81%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Clarksdale 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 Clarksdale share this climate record?
11 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.
- Tutwiler, MS1,635 people · 14 mi SE
- Elaine, AR445 people · 19 mi NW
- Lake View, AR290 people · 22 mi NW
- Lyon, MS271 people · 2 mi N
- Duncan, MS267 people · 15 mi SW
- Farrell, MS216 people · 9 mi NW
- Bobo, MS146 people · 8 mi SW
- Alligator, MS107 people · 12 mi SW
- Rena Lara, MS106 people · 13 mi W
- Dublin, MS0 people · 9 mi SE
- Mellwood, AR0 people · 22 mi W
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 Clarksdale's climate
What is the coldest month in Clarksdale?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Clarksdale?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Clarksdale's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Lambert (15 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Clarksdale?
April, with 6.16 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 2.85 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Clarksdale in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Clarksdale in zone 8b in ZIP code 38614, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Clarksdale?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 16; in one year in ten it comes after April 2. Waiting until April 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lambert, MS16 miles from this station, 62.5°F a year
- Helena, AR23 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Cleveland, MS33 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Batesville, MS34 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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