Holly Springs, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Holly Springs's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 55.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.3°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,409 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHolly Springs (4 mi N)
- Station IDUSW00023803
- Location34.82°N 89.43°W
- Elevation484 ft (148 m)
- Population6,472
On October 23, the normal high in Holly Springs is 70°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Holly Springs.
- Jan 50° 29°
- Feb 55° 32°
- Mar 64° 39°
- Apr 73° 47°
- May 80° 56°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 89° 66°
- Sep 83° 59°
- Oct 73° 47°
- Nov 62° 37°
- Dec 53° 32°
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 Holly Springs each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in April (5.85 in), the least in August (2.67 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 29°F | 39.7°F | 4.17 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 32°F | 43.3°F | 5.18 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 64°F | 39°F | 51.2°F | 5.18 | 12 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 47°F | 60.1°F | 5.85 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 56°F | 67.9°F | 5.45 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 74.7°F | 4.59 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 89°F | 67°F | 77.9°F | 4.30 | 10 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 89°F | 66°F | 77.4°F | 2.67 | 8 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 83°F | 59°F | 71.0°F | 3.60 | 8 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 47°F | 60.2°F | 4.47 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 37°F | 49.2°F | 4.38 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 32°F | 42.5°F | 5.64 | 12 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 48°F | 59.6°F | 55.48 | 119 | 44 | 83 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −2°C | 4.3°C | 106 mm |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.3°C | 132 mm |
| March | 18°C | 4°C | 10.7°C | 132 mm |
| April | 23°C | 8°C | 15.6°C | 149 mm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.9°C | 138 mm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 23.7°C | 117 mm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.5°C | 109 mm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 68 mm |
| September | 29°C | 15°C | 21.7°C | 91 mm |
| October | 23°C | 8°C | 15.7°C | 114 mm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.6°C | 111 mm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 5.8°C | 143 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Holly Springs's own co-op station Holly Springs (4 mi N) does: 2 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023803; 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 Holly Springs?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USW00023803.
When is the last frost in Holly Springs?
In Holly Springs, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 28 in half of years and before October 14 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 61 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 281 year in 10 before October 14; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 206 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 229 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 25 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Holly Springs in zone 7b in ZIP code 38635, 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 USW00023803; 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 Holly Springs?
In a normal year in Holly Springs, 44 days a year reach 90°F, 83 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 119 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 44a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 83a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 119a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00023803.
How sunny is Holly Springs?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Holly Springs, 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% | 4.2 |
| April | 75% | 5.3 |
| May | 78% | 6.0 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 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 Holly Springs need?
A normal year in Holly Springs brings 3,480 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,534 cooling degree days, 69% 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 4,656 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 786 | 0 |
| February | 609 | 1 |
| March | 436 | 8 |
| April | 191 | 43 |
| May | 57 | 147 |
| June | 2 | 292 |
| July | 0 | 400 |
| August | 0 | 385 |
| September | 25 | 205 |
| October | 197 | 47 |
| November | 478 | 5 |
| December | 700 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,480 | 1,534 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023803. 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 Holly Springs been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 61.5°F, 1.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.6°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.1°F | +0.5°F | – |
| 2022 | 59.7°F | +0.1°F | – |
| 2023 | 61.4°F | +1.8°F | 52.54 |
| 2024 | 61.8°F | +2.2°F | 65.57 |
| 2025 | 61.5°F | +1.9°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00023803. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Holly Springs's climate compare?
Holly Springs is warmer than 1 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 4. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.6°F is warmer than 74%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs share this climate record?
2 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 Banks, MS58 people · 7 mi W
- Waterford, MS30 people · 12 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Holly Springs's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Holly Springs. This page uses Holly Springs (4 mi N); the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs (4 mi N) USC00224173 | in town | 483 ft | 60.3°F | 29°F | 91°F | 58.2 | 2 | April 6 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Holly Springs's climate
What is the coldest month in Holly Springs?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Holly Springs?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Holly Springs's NOAA station; Holly Springs's own co-op station Holly Springs (4 mi N) records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Holly Springs?
April, with 5.85 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 2.67 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Holly Springs in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Holly Springs in zone 7b in ZIP code 38635, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Holly Springs?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ashland, MS16 miles from this station, 60.0°F a year
- Moscow, TN17 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Hickory Flat, MS20 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Collierville, TN22 miles from this station, 61.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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