Meadville, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Meadville's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 61.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.7°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,570 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMeadville
- Station IDUSC00225704
- Location31.47°N 90.89°W
- Elevation345 ft (105 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population430
On October 23, the normal high in Meadville is 78°F and the normal low 52°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Meadville.
- Jan 59° 36°
- Feb 65° 39°
- Mar 72° 46°
- Apr 78° 52°
- May 84° 61°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 87° 65°
- Oct 80° 54°
- Nov 68° 44°
- Dec 61° 39°
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 Meadville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F. The most precipitation falls in January (6.34 in), the least in November (4.11 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 36°F | 47.7°F | 6.34 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 65°F | 39°F | 51.7°F | 5.99 | 9 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 72°F | 46°F | 59.1°F | 5.51 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 52°F | 65.2°F | 4.65 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 84°F | 61°F | 72.8°F | 5.21 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 69°F | 79.2°F | 4.92 | 10 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.5°F | 5.91 | 10 | 21 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 92°F | 70°F | 81.2°F | 5.03 | 9 | 20 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 65°F | 75.9°F | 4.32 | 6 | 11 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 54°F | 67.1°F | 4.42 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 44°F | 55.8°F | 4.11 | 7 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 61°F | 39°F | 49.9°F | 5.40 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 54°F | 65.6°F | 61.81 | 97 | 74 | 43 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 2°C | 8.7°C | 161 mm |
| February | 18°C | 4°C | 10.9°C | 152 mm |
| March | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 140 mm |
| April | 26°C | 11°C | 18.4°C | 118 mm |
| May | 29°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 132 mm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 125 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.5°C | 150 mm |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 27.3°C | 128 mm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.4°C | 110 mm |
| October | 27°C | 12°C | 19.5°C | 112 mm |
| November | 20°C | 6°C | 13.2°C | 104 mm |
| December | 16°C | 4°C | 9.9°C | 137 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00225704; 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 Meadville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00225704.
When is the last frost in Meadville?
In Meadville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 15 in half of years and after April 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 12 in half of years and before October 30 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 151 year in 10 after April 7; 9 in 10 after February 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 121 year in 10 before October 30; 9 in 10 before December 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 243 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 274 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 28 in half of springs and before November 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Meadville in zone 8b in ZIP code 39653, 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 USC00225704; 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 Meadville?
In a normal year in Meadville, 74 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 43 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 97 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 74a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 43a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 97a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00225704.
How sunny is Meadville?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Meadville, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.8 |
| February | 68% | 3.4 |
| March | 73% | 4.5 |
| April | 78% | 5.6 |
| May | 80% | 6.1 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 5.1 |
| October | 81% | 4.3 |
| November | 78% | 3.3 |
| December | 69% | 2.5 |
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 Meadville need?
A normal year in Meadville brings 2,094 heating degree days, 61% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,344 cooling degree days, 2.6 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,168 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 539 | 3 |
| February | 382 | 9 |
| March | 220 | 39 |
| April | 90 | 96 |
| May | 14 | 257 |
| June | 0 | 428 |
| July | 0 | 511 |
| August | 0 | 501 |
| September | 4 | 331 |
| October | 73 | 138 |
| November | 298 | 23 |
| December | 475 | 8 |
| Year (annual) | 2,094 | 2,344 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00225704. 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 Meadville's climate compare?
Meadville is warmer than 56 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 59. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.6°F is warmer than 89%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Meadville 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 Meadville 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.
- Bude, MS772 people · 2 mi E
- Roxie, MS466 people · 11 mi W
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 Meadville's climate
What is the coldest month in Meadville?
January, with a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 71°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Meadville?
January, with 6.34 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 4.11 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Meadville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Meadville in zone 8b in ZIP code 39653, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Meadville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 15; in one year in ten it comes after April 7. Waiting until April 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Liberty, MS21 miles from this station, 65.2°F a year
- Brookhaven, MS25 miles from this station, 64.4°F a year
- Natchez, MS28 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- McComb, MS31 miles from this station, 66.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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