Fulton, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fulton's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 61.5 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.9°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,562 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFulton (3 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00223208
- Location34.26°N 88.46°W
- Elevation350 ft (107 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population4,640
On October 22, the normal high in Fulton is 72°F and the normal low 46°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 Fulton.
- Jan 51° 30°
- Feb 56° 33°
- Mar 65° 40°
- Apr 73° 48°
- May 80° 58°
- Jun 86° 66°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 84° 61°
- Oct 74° 49°
- Nov 62° 38°
- Dec 53° 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 Fulton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in December (6.23 in), the least in September (3.98 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 30°F | 40.4°F | 5.25 | 0.5 | 10 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 56°F | 33°F | 44.2°F | 5.73 | 0.8 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 65°F | 40°F | 52.1°F | 5.43 | 0.2 | 10 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 48°F | 60.7°F | 5.84 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 58°F | 68.8°F | 5.94 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 66°F | 76.0°F | 4.94 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 89°F | 69°F | 79.2°F | 4.69 | 0.0 | 9 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 89°F | 68°F | 78.5°F | 4.91 | 0.0 | 8 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 61°F | 72.6°F | 3.98 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 49°F | 61.4°F | 4.04 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 38°F | 50.3°F | 4.52 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 33°F | 43.2°F | 6.23 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 49°F | 60.6°F | 61.50 | 1.6 | 110 | 56 | 67 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −1°C | 4.7°C | 133 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.8°C | 146 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 18°C | 4°C | 11.2°C | 138 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 23°C | 9°C | 15.9°C | 148 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 151 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 19°C | 24.4°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 26.2°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 16.3°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | 1°C | 6.2°C | 158 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00223208; 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 Fulton?
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 USC00223208.
When is the last frost in Fulton?
In Fulton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 1 in half of years and after April 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 31 in half of years and before October 17 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
- April 11 year in 10 after April 16; 9 in 10 after March 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 311 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 212 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 234 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 21 in half of springs and before November 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fulton in zone 8a in ZIP code 38843, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Fulton's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 12°F (22 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 USC00223208; 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 Fulton?
In a normal year in Fulton, 56 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 67 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 110 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 56a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 67a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 110a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1894) is 108°F, on July 17, 1980; the lowest is −14°F, on January 30, 1966.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 76.26 in; the snowiest season is 1967–68, with 14.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00223208; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00223208. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Fulton?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fulton, 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% | 4.1 |
| April | 75% | 5.4 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 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 Fulton need?
A normal year in Fulton brings 3,276 heating degree days, 39% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,713 cooling degree days, 89% 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 4,950 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 763 | 0 |
| February | 582 | 1 |
| March | 409 | 9 |
| April | 175 | 46 |
| May | 40 | 157 |
| June | 1 | 331 |
| July | 0 | 442 |
| August | 0 | 420 |
| September | 13 | 241 |
| October | 169 | 57 |
| November | 446 | 5 |
| December | 677 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 3,276 | 1,713 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00223208. 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 Fulton been warmer than normal lately?
Over 39 complete years from 1957 to 2015, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.8°F per century (+0.15°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 Fulton's climate compare?
Fulton is warmer than 9 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 51. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.6°F is warmer than 76%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fulton 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 Fulton 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.
- Red Bay, AL3,171 people · 22 mi NE
- Mooreville, MS2,052 people · 7 mi W
- Mantachie, MS1,145 people · 5 mi NW
- Smithville, MS506 people · 14 mi S
- Vina, AL331 people · 24 mi E
- Kirkville, MS265 people · 13 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 Fulton's climate
What is the coldest month in Fulton?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Fulton?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (0.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Fulton?
December, with 6.23 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is September with 3.98 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fulton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fulton in zone 8a in ZIP code 38843, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Fulton's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 12°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Fulton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 1; in one year in ten it comes after April 16. Waiting until April 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Verona, MS17 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Tupelo, MS18 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Booneville, MS27 miles from this station, 60.0°F a year
- Hamilton, AL29 miles from this station, 60.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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