Gulfport Naval Ctr, MS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gulfport Naval Ctr's primary NOAA station, GULFPORT NAVAL CTR.
The climate verdict for Gulfport Naval Ctr
Water is the standout signal in Gulfport Naval Ctr, Mississippi: 68.2 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 68°F. It scores 77/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 70% of them.
- 68°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 77/100
- comfort score, above 70% of station-mapped location scores
- 68.2"
- precipitation, annual total
- 299 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Gulfport Naval Ctr: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00223671 · Gulfport Naval Ctr, MS 68°F mean · 68.2" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 68°F
- RANK-WARM #6,381
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Austin Bergstrom
- PRCP-WET 68.2"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-TOP 77/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00223671
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Austin Bergstrom, TX (+ 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.
- Gulfport Naval… (this station) 68°F
- Hot Sapelo Island, GA 68°F
- Near Austin Bergstrom, TX 68°F
- Near Green Valley, AZ 68°F
- Near Marrero, LA 68°F
Gulfport Naval Ctr 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 · Gulfport Naval Ctr
Gulfport Naval Ctr: 78/100 · grade B
Gulfport Naval Ctr publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gulfport Naval Ctr, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 77/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 299 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 68.4°F · 0.9° from 67.5°F | 96/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 39 calendar days | 94/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.2 inches/year | 89/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 68.2 in · 33.2 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
Gulfport Naval Ctr · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Gulfport Naval Ctr is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 52.3°F and warmest-month mean 82.6°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
- 82.6°F
- Coldest month
- 52.3°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 Gulfport Naval Ctr sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gulfport Naval Ctr's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 7% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Gulfport Naval Ctr sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 2% wettest
- Gulfport Naval Ctr's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 90%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Gulfport Naval Ctr is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Gulfport Naval Ctr compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Gulfport Naval Ctr's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
77 Top 30% score exceeds 70% 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F (16°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 5.8" | 0.0" | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 64°F (18°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 70°F (21°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 5.5" | 0.1" | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 76°F (24°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 5.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 83°F (28°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 7.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 8.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.1 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 7.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.1 |
| September | 87°F (30°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 5.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| November | 70°F (21°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 63°F (17°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 5.0" | 0.1" | 3.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Gulfport Naval Ctr runs from a mild 43°F around January 14 to 91°F at the peak near July 22, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 9 through August 16, covering 39 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 17 to November 14.
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.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 43°F around January 14.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 22, when 47% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 4 at 21%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 112 wet dates a year.
The widest day
November 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 20°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gulfport Naval Ctr.
Where Gulfport Naval Ctr Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 68 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 20°F.
Gulfport Naval Ctr earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
10.5 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.2 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
14.4 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
7.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.6 days with precipitation
Gulfport Naval Ctr spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 33% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Gulfport Naval Ctr has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 8.0" and October 3.5". The three wettest months together take 33% 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 Gulfport Naval Ctr, it arrives in quantity
68.2" of precipitation falls across only about 111 wet days here, averaging 0.61 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 111 a year, 31% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.61 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 14
- Fewest wet days
- October, 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.
Snow reaches Gulfport Naval Ctr, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.2 inches of snow a year here, most likely in March. 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 0 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
December 14
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 18
50% probability date
Growing Season
299 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,430
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,694
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MS closest to Gulfport Naval Ctr 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 (68°F here).
- Green Valley, AZ 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Marrero, LA 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Tallahassee, FL 68°F · 0.0°F off
- Trona, CA 68°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (68.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Startup, WA 68.3" · 0.1" off
- Pensacola, FL 67.8" · 0.4" off
- Fort Lauderdale, FL 68.8" · 0.5" off
- Robertsdale, AL 69.0" · 0.7" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Gulfport Naval Ctr's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Gulfport Naval Ctr averages 68.2 inches of precipitation a year. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. 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 Gulfport Naval Ctr's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 30.3°F. The annual average is 68°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Gulfport Naval Ctr's normal, at 1,430 and 2,694 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 299 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 Gulfport Naval Ctr'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 Gulfport Naval Ctr, 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 Gulfport Naval Ctr's primary station: GULFPORT NAVAL CTR (USC00223671). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Gulfport Naval Ctr; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Gulfport Naval Ctr 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.