Pickens, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Pickens's normal year runs from 35°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.5°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 32°C.
- NOAA stationPickens
- Station IDUSC00226926
- Location32.89°N 89.98°W
- Elevation238 ft (73 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population819
On October 23, the normal high in Pickens is 74°F and the normal low 49°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pickens.
- Jan 56° 35°
- Feb 61° 38°
- Mar 69° 45°
- Apr 74° 52°
- May 81° 61°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 89° 71°
- Aug 90° 69°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 66° 42°
- Dec 59° 37°
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 Pickens each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 35°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 35°F | 45.4°F | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 38°F | 49.4°F | – | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 69°F | 45°F | 56.7°F | – | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 74°F | 52°F | 62.9°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 61°F | 70.7°F | – | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 87°F | 68°F | 77.4°F | – | 11 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 89°F | 71°F | 79.9°F | – | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 90°F | 69°F | 79.3°F | – | 19 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 86°F | 64°F | 74.8°F | – | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 66°F | 42°F | 53.9°F | – | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 37°F | 47.7°F | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 53°F | 63.5°F | – | 58 | 55 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 2°C | 7.4°C |
| February | 16°C | 3°C | 9.7°C |
| March | 20°C | 7°C | 13.7°C |
| April | 23°C | 11°C | 17.2°C |
| May | 27°C | 16°C | 21.5°C |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.2°C |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 26.6°C |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.3°C |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 23.8°C |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C |
| November | 19°C | 6°C | 12.2°C |
| December | 15°C | 3°C | 8.7°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Canton (15 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00226926; 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 Pickens?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00226926.
When is the last frost in Pickens?
In Pickens, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 8 in half of years and before October 26 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 141 year in 10 after April 6; 9 in 10 after February 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 81 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 239 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 267 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 28 in half of springs and before November 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pickens in zone 8b in ZIP code 39146, 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 USC00226926; 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 Pickens?
In a normal year in Pickens, 58 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 55 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 58a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 55a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1948) is 105°F, on June 30, 1969; the lowest is −4°F, on February 2, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 78.91 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 12.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00226926; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00226926. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Pickens?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Pickens, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.7 |
| February | 67% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.4 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 79% | 6.1 |
| June | 82% | 6.4 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 5.1 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 78% | 3.2 |
| December | 69% | 2.4 |
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 Pickens need?
A normal year in Pickens brings 2,487 heating degree days, 54% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,975 cooling degree days, 2.2 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 5,572 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 609 | 3 |
| February | 445 | 7 |
| March | 276 | 19 |
| April | 127 | 64 |
| May | 19 | 196 |
| June | 0 | 374 |
| July | 0 | 462 |
| August | 0 | 443 |
| September | 6 | 299 |
| October | 121 | 91 |
| November | 345 | 12 |
| December | 539 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 2,487 | 1,975 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00226926. 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 Pickens's climate compare?
Pickens is warmer than 34 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.5°F is warmer than 84%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Pickens share this climate record?
Goodman has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Goodman, MS1,228 people · 7 mi NE
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 Pickens's climate
What is the coldest month in Pickens?
January, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 35°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Pickens?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Pickens's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Canton (15 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Pickens in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pickens in zone 8b in ZIP code 39146, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Pickens?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 6. Waiting until April 6 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Canton, MS16 miles from this station, 63.4°F a year
- Lexington, MS17 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Yazoo City, MS24 miles from this station, 67.6°F a year
- Kosciusko, MS26 miles from this station, 62.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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