Minter City, Mississippi climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Minter City's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 60.7 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.1°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,542 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMinter City
- Station IDUSC00225897
- Location33.76°N 90.21°W
- Elevation145 ft (44 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Minter City is 74°F and the normal low 51°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Minter City.
- Jan 53° 36°
- Feb 58° 39°
- Mar 67° 46°
- Apr 76° 54°
- May 84° 64°
- Jun 89° 70°
- Jul 92° 73°
- Aug 92° 72°
- Sep 88° 66°
- Oct 77° 54°
- Nov 65° 44°
- Dec 56° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Minter City 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 December (6.47 in), the least in August (3.48 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 36°F | 44.3°F | 5.30 | 1.0 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 58°F | 39°F | 48.4°F | 6.10 | 0.2 | 9 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 46°F | 56.6°F | 5.44 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 76°F | 54°F | 64.9°F | 6.20 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 64°F | 73.6°F | 5.45 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 70°F | 79.7°F | 4.36 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 92°F | 73°F | 82.5°F | 4.73 | 0.0 | 7 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 92°F | 72°F | 81.9°F | 3.48 | 0.0 | 6 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 88°F | 66°F | 76.7°F | 3.94 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 54°F | 65.6°F | 3.49 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 65°F | 44°F | 54.2°F | 5.73 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 38°F | 47.2°F | 6.47 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 55°F | 64.6°F | 60.69 | 1.2 | 97 | 69 | 46 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 2°C | 6.8°C | 135 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 14°C | 4°C | 9.1°C | 155 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 20°C | 8°C | 13.7°C | 138 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 24°C | 12°C | 18.3°C | 157 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 29°C | 18°C | 23.1°C | 138 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.5°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 28.1°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.7°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 25°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 18°C | 6°C | 12.3°C | 146 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 13°C | 4°C | 8.4°C | 164 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00225897; 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.
Which months are mildest at Minter City?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May and October. 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 USC00225897.
When is the last frost at Minter City?
In Minter City, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 7 in half of years and after March 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 17 in half of years and before November 1 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 71 year in 10 after March 27; 9 in 10 after February 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 171 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 254 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 285 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 23 in half of springs and before December 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Minter City in zone 8b in ZIP code 38950, 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 USC00225897; 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 at Minter City?
In a normal year in Minter City, 69 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 46 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 97 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 69a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 46a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 97a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00225897.
How sunny is it at Minter City?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Minter City, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.6 |
| February | 66% | 3.1 |
| March | 72% | 4.3 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 80% | 6.2 |
| June | 84% | 6.7 |
| July | 84% | 6.4 |
| August | 84% | 5.8 |
| September | 83% | 5.1 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 77% | 3.0 |
| December | 69% | 2.3 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Minter City record?
A normal year at Minter City brings 2,508 heating degree days, 53% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,404 cooling degree days, 2.6 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,022 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 643 | 2 |
| February | 467 | 4 |
| March | 287 | 25 |
| April | 103 | 100 |
| May | 9 | 275 |
| June | 0 | 440 |
| July | 0 | 541 |
| August | 0 | 524 |
| September | 5 | 356 |
| October | 98 | 117 |
| November | 341 | 17 |
| December | 554 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 2,508 | 2,404 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00225897. 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 Minter City's climate compare?
Minter City is warmer than 49 of the 81 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 50. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.6°F is warmer than 87%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Minter City 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 Minter City share this climate record?
3 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.
- Webb, MS377 people · 15 mi NW
- Schlater, MS220 people · 11 mi SW
- Glendora, MS139 people · 7 mi NW
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 Minter City's climate
What is the coldest month at Minter City?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Minter City?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Minter City?
December, with 6.47 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 3.48 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Minter City in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Minter City in zone 8b in ZIP code 38950, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Minter City?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 7; in one year in ten it comes after March 27. Waiting until March 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Greenwood, MS19 miles from this station, 64.0°F a year
- Grenada, MS23 miles from this station, 62.5°F a year
- Moorhead, MS27 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Cleveland, MS30 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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