Raleigh, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Raleigh's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 61.6 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.9 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.9°C, January lows of 1°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,565 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRaleigh (6 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00227276
- Location32.14°N 89.55°W
- Elevation446 ft (136 m)
- Population1,073
On October 22, the normal high in Raleigh is 74°F and the normal low 47°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 Raleigh.
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 60° 36°
- Mar 67° 43°
- Apr 74° 49°
- May 82° 58°
- Jun 88° 66°
- Jul 90° 68°
- Aug 90° 67°
- Sep 85° 62°
- Oct 77° 50°
- Nov 66° 40°
- Dec 58° 35°
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 Raleigh each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in February (5.98 in), the least in May (4.16 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 33°F | 44.3°F | 5.57 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 60°F | 36°F | 48.0°F | 5.98 | 10 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 43°F | 54.8°F | 5.93 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 74°F | 49°F | 61.8°F | 5.91 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 58°F | 69.8°F | 4.16 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 88°F | 66°F | 76.5°F | 5.57 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 90°F | 68°F | 79.1°F | 4.60 | 12 | 19 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 90°F | 67°F | 78.4°F | 4.67 | 13 | 19 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 85°F | 62°F | 73.6°F | 4.21 | 8 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 77°F | 50°F | 63.0°F | 4.33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 66°F | 40°F | 52.8°F | 4.74 | 8 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 35°F | 46.5°F | 5.94 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 51°F | 62.4°F | 61.61 | 111 | 65 | 59 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 1°C | 6.8°C | 141 mm |
| February | 15°C | 2°C | 8.9°C | 152 mm |
| March | 19°C | 6°C | 12.7°C | 151 mm |
| April | 23°C | 10°C | 16.6°C | 150 mm |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.0°C | 106 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 24.7°C | 141 mm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 117 mm |
| August | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 119 mm |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 107 mm |
| October | 25°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 110 mm |
| November | 19°C | 4°C | 11.6°C | 120 mm |
| December | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 151 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00227276; 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 Raleigh?
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 USC00227276.
When is the last frost in Raleigh?
In Raleigh, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 28 in half of years and after April 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 3 in half of years and before October 20 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 281 year in 10 after April 15; 9 in 10 after March 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 221 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 248 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 12 in half of springs and before November 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Raleigh in zone 8b in ZIP code 39153, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Raleigh's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Mississippi · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00227276; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Raleigh?
In a normal year in Raleigh, 65 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 59 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 111 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 65a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 59a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 111a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00227276.
How sunny is Raleigh?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Raleigh, 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 Raleigh need?
A normal year in Raleigh brings 2,733 heating degree days, 49% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,808 cooling degree days, 99% 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 5,281 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 644 | 3 |
| February | 479 | 4 |
| March | 329 | 14 |
| April | 149 | 53 |
| May | 33 | 182 |
| June | 0 | 345 |
| July | 0 | 436 |
| August | 0 | 414 |
| September | 9 | 267 |
| October | 138 | 76 |
| November | 374 | 10 |
| December | 579 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 2,733 | 1,808 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00227276. 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 Raleigh's climate compare?
Raleigh is warmer than 21 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 54. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.4°F is warmer than 81%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Raleigh 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 Raleigh share this climate record?
4 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.
- Bay Springs, MS1,488 people · 20 mi SE
- Polkville, MS588 people · 9 mi W
- Louin, MS266 people · 17 mi E
- Sylvarena, MS87 people · 13 mi SE
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 Raleigh's climate
What is the coldest month in Raleigh?
January, with a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Raleigh?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.9 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Raleigh?
February, with 5.98 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 4.16 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Raleigh in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Raleigh in zone 8b in ZIP code 39153, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Raleigh's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Raleigh?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 28; in one year in ten it comes after April 15. Waiting until April 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Forest, MS17 miles from this station, 63.3°F a year
- D'Lo, MS26 miles from this station, 67.5°F a year
- Newton, MS31 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Jackson, MS33 miles from this station, 65.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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