Forest, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Forest's normal year runs from 34°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.4°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationForest
- Station IDUSC00223107
- Location32.36°N 89.42°W
- Elevation450 ft (137 m)
- Population5,364
On October 22, the normal high in Forest is 76°F and the normal low 48°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Forest.
- Jan 58° 34°
- Feb 62° 37°
- Mar 69° 43°
- Apr 76° 50°
- May 83° 58°
- Jun 89° 65°
- Jul 91° 68°
- Aug 91° 67°
- Sep 87° 62°
- Oct 78° 51°
- Nov 67° 40°
- Dec 59° 36°
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 Forest each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 34°F | 45.8°F | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 62°F | 37°F | 49.6°F | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 43°F | 56.0°F | – | <1 | 6 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 50°F | 63.1°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 58°F | 70.5°F | – | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 65°F | 76.9°F | – | 16 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 91°F | 68°F | 79.2°F | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 67°F | 78.9°F | – | 21 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 62°F | 74.3°F | – | 10 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 78°F | 51°F | 64.1°F | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 40°F | 53.5°F | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 36°F | 47.7°F | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 51°F | 63.3°F | – | 74 | 56 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 1°C | 7.7°C |
| February | 17°C | 3°C | 9.8°C |
| March | 21°C | 6°C | 13.3°C |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 17.3°C |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.4°C |
| June | 32°C | 18°C | 24.9°C |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.2°C |
| August | 33°C | 20°C | 26.1°C |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.5°C |
| October | 25°C | 10°C | 17.8°C |
| November | 19°C | 4°C | 11.9°C |
| December | 15°C | 2°C | 8.7°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Raleigh (17 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00223107; 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 Forest?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00223107.
When is the last frost in Forest?
In Forest, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 28 in half of years and after April 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 2 in half of years and before October 20 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 20; 9 in 10 after March 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 21 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 221 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 247 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 14 in half of springs and before November 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Forest in zone 8b in ZIP code 39074, 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 USC00223107; 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 Forest?
In a normal year in Forest, 74 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 56 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 74a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 56a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1930) is 107°F, on July 12, 1930; the lowest is −5°F, on January 27, 1940.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1974, with 76.81 in; the snowiest season is 1939–40, with 14.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00223107; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00223107. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Forest?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Forest, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.7 |
| February | 67% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.4 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 5.1 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 78% | 3.2 |
| December | 69% | 2.4 |
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 Forest need?
A normal year in Forest brings 2,492 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,895 cooling degree days, 2.1 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,455 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 598 | 2 |
| February | 434 | 4 |
| March | 297 | 18 |
| April | 122 | 63 |
| May | 22 | 191 |
| June | 0 | 359 |
| July | 0 | 440 |
| August | 0 | 432 |
| September | 6 | 284 |
| October | 114 | 85 |
| November | 356 | 11 |
| December | 542 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 2,492 | 1,895 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00223107. 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 Forest's climate compare?
Forest is warmer than 31 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 63.3°F is warmer than 84%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Forest share this climate record?
6 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.
- Morton, MS3,641 people · 14 mi W
- Conehatta, MS1,110 people · 12 mi NE
- Hillsboro, MS963 people · 7 mi NW
- Lake, MS468 people · 7 mi E
- Sebastopol, MS259 people · 15 mi N
- Harperville, MS256 people · 10 mi NW
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 Forest's climate
What is the coldest month in Forest?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Forest?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Forest's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Raleigh (17 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Forest in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Forest in zone 8b in ZIP code 39074, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Forest?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 28; in one year in ten it comes after April 20. Waiting until April 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Raleigh, MS17 miles from this station, 62.4°F a year
- Newton, MS21 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Carthage, MS28 miles from this station, 63.8°F a year
- Philadelphia, MS33 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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