Clarksdale, MS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Clarksdale's primary NOAA station, CLARKSDALE.
The climate verdict for Clarksdale
Water is the standout signal in Clarksdale, Mississippi: 55.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 62°F. It scores 85/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 85% of them.
- 62°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 85/100
- comfort score, above 85% of station-mapped location scores
- 55.9"
- yearly precipitation total
- 241 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Clarksdale: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00221707 · Clarksdale, MS 62°F mean · 55.9" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 62°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,557
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Camden
- PRCP-WET 55.9"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-TOP 85/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00221707
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Camden, AR (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MS station list.
- Clarksdale (this station) 62°F
- Hot Hartsville, SC 62°F
- Near Camden, AR 62°F
- Near Concord Wwtp, CA 62°F
- Near Fort Smith Rgnl, AR 62°F
Clarksdale sits in Mississippi, the #5 hottest U.S. state at 64.1°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Clarksdale
Clarksdale: 72/100 · grade B
Clarksdale publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Clarksdale, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 85/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 241 days/year | 85/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 62.4°F · 5.1° from 67.5°F | 84/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 76 calendar days | 83/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 55.9 in · 20.9 from 35 in | 25/100 · F |
Clarksdale · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Clarksdale is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 41.2°F and warmest-month mean 81.1°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 81.1°F
- Coldest month
- 41.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Clarksdale sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Clarksdale's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 19% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Clarksdale sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 10% wettest
- Clarksdale's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 35th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Clarksdale compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Clarksdale's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
85 Top 15% score exceeds 85% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Clarksdale's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 80 complete annual observations from 1908 to 2019, CLARKSDALE changed little at a fitted rate of 0.00°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Clarksdale primary station fitted change +0.00 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F (10°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 5.5" | 16.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 5.6" | 11.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 64°F (18°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 5.4" | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 6.2" | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 5.1" | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 14.2 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 20.1 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 2.9" | 0.0 | 18.9 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| October | 76°F (24°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 4.4" | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| November | 63°F (17°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 4.3" | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 53°F (12°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 5.3" | 13.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Clarksdale works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by August 5 and hold at or above 90°F on 56 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 20 dates, bottoming at 32°F around January 12.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 4 through August 28, covering 56 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 6 to October 29.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
Freezing normal lows persist into January 25, covering 20 dates.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is February 28, when 33% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 11 at 19%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 100 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 15 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Clarksdale.
Where Clarksdale Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 56 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Clarksdale earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.7 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
9.7 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
Clarksdale spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 20% of the annual total and December through February 29%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Clarksdale has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: April averages 6.2" and August 2.9". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Clarksdale, it arrives in quantity
55.9" of precipitation falls across only about 99 wet days here, averaging 0.56 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 99 a year, 27% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.56 inches
- Most wet days
- March, about 10
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 12
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
241 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,010
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,089
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MS closest to Clarksdale on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (62°F here).
- Camden, AR 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Hartsville, SC 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Hope, AR 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Idabel, OK 62°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (55.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Richwood, WV 55.8" · 0.0" off
- Fort Pierce, FL 55.9" · 0.0" off
- Murfreesboro, TN 55.9" · 0.1" off
- Natchitoches, LA 55.9" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Clarksdale's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Clarksdale averages 55.9 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Clarksdale's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.9°F. The annual average is 62°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Clarksdale's normal, at 3,010 and 2,089 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
The frost-free window extends for about 241 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Clarksdale's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Clarksdale, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Clarksdale's primary station: CLARKSDALE (USC00221707). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 2813820). Match rule for Clarksdale: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Clarksdale comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.