Fulton, MS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Fulton's primary NOAA station, FULTON 3 W.
The climate verdict for Fulton
Water is the standout signal in Fulton, Mississippi: 61.5 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 61°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 61°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 61.5"
- annual precipitation · 2" snow
- 213 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Fulton: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00223208 · Fulton, MS 61°F mean · 61.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 61°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,214
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Apache
- PRCP-WET 61.5"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00223208
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Apache, OK (+ 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.
- Fulton (this station) 61°F
- Hot Bessie, OK 61°F
- Near Apache, OK 61°F
- Near Artesia, NM 61°F
- Near Beedeville, AR 61°F
Fulton 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 · Fulton
Fulton: 69/100 · grade C
Fulton publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Fulton, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 50 calendar days | 91/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 1.6 inches/year | 79/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 60.6°F · 6.9° from 67.5°F | 78/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 213 days/year | 74/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 61.5 in · 26.5 from 35 in | 8/100 · F |
Fulton · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Fulton is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 40.4°F and warmest-month mean 79.2°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
- 79.2°F
- Coldest month
- 40.4°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 Fulton sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Fulton's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 24% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Fulton sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 5% wettest
- Fulton's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 31st percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Fulton compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Fulton's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Fulton's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 39 complete annual observations from 1957 to 2015, FULTON 3 W warmed at a fitted rate of 0.15°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Fulton primary station fitted change +0.15 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F (11°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 5.3" | 0.5" | 18.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 56°F (13°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 5.7" | 0.8" | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 65°F (18°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 5.4" | 0.2" | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 5.8" | 0.0" | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 80°F (27°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 5.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.4 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.7 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.3 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.4 |
| October | 74°F (23°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| November | 62°F (17°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 53°F (12°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 6.2" | 0.1" | 15.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 90°F around July 31, short of 90°F on every date, while 50 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 30°F near January 16.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 11, then returns to freezing around December 24, covering 50 dates in all.
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 25, when 35% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 1 at 23%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 110 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 31 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Fulton.
Where Fulton Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 62 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Fulton 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 and snowfall
Snow: 0.5"
10.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
9.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
10.3 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
10.8 days with precipitation
Fulton spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 24% of the annual total and December through February 28%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Fulton has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: December averages 6.2" and September 4.0". The three wettest months together take 29% 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 Fulton, it arrives in quantity
61.5" of precipitation falls across only about 110 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 110 a year, 30% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.56 inches
- Most wet days
- December, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 7
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.
Snow reaches Fulton, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 1.6 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 1 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 31
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 1
50% probability date
Growing Season
213 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,276
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,713
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MS closest to Fulton 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 (61°F here).
- Apache, OK 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Artesia, NM 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Beedeville, AR 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Bessie, OK 61°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (61.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Brewton, AL 61.5" · 0.0" off
- Frisco, NC 61.6" · 0.1" off
- Mena, AR 61.4" · 0.1" off
- Whatley, AL 61.4" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Fulton's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Fulton averages 61.5 inches of precipitation a year. Annual snowfall totals 1.6 inches. 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 Fulton's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.8°F. The annual average is 61°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Fulton's normal, at 3,276 and 1,713 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.
A roughly 213-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Fulton'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 Fulton, 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 Fulton's primary station: FULTON 3 W (USC00223208). 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 2826300). Match rule for Fulton: 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 Fulton 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.