Satartia, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Satartia's normal year runs from 35°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.3°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationSatartia (8 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00227831
- Location32.59°N 90.63°W
- Elevation141 ft (43 m)
- Population38
On October 22, the normal high in Satartia is 76°F and the normal low 51°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Satartia.
- Jan 57° 35°
- Feb 62° 38°
- Mar 70° 45°
- Apr 77° 53°
- May 84° 61°
- Jun 89° 68°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 93° 70°
- Sep 88° 64°
- Oct 78° 53°
- Nov 68° 43°
- 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 Satartia each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 35°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 35°F | 46.2°F | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 62°F | 38°F | 49.9°F | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 45°F | 57.5°F | – | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 53°F | 64.9°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 61°F | 72.6°F | – | 7 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 68°F | 78.7°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.6°F | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 93°F | 70°F | 81.5°F | – | 25 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 64°F | 76.1°F | – | 13 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 53°F | 65.7°F | – | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 43°F | 55.3°F | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 37°F | 48.3°F | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 53°F | 64.9°F | – | 90 | 49 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 2°C | 7.9°C |
| February | 16°C | 3°C | 9.9°C |
| March | 21°C | 7°C | 14.2°C |
| April | 25°C | 12°C | 18.3°C |
| May | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 25.9°C |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.6°C |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.5°C |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.5°C |
| October | 26°C | 12°C | 18.7°C |
| November | 20°C | 6°C | 12.9°C |
| December | 15°C | 3°C | 9.1°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Vicksburg (20 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00227831; 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 Satartia?
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 USC00227831.
When is the last frost in Satartia?
In Satartia, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 11 in half of years and after April 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 15 in half of years and before October 31 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 111 year in 10 after April 1; 9 in 10 after February 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 151 year in 10 before October 31; 9 in 10 before December 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 246 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 275 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 28 in half of springs and before November 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Satartia in zone 8b in ZIP code 39162, 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 USC00227831; 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 Satartia?
In a normal year in Satartia, 90 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more) and 49 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 90a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 49a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00227831.
How sunny is Satartia?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Satartia, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.7 |
| February | 67% | 3.2 |
| March | 73% | 4.4 |
| April | 78% | 5.6 |
| May | 80% | 6.2 |
| June | 83% | 6.6 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 83% | 5.8 |
| September | 83% | 5.1 |
| October | 81% | 4.2 |
| November | 78% | 3.2 |
| December | 70% | 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 Satartia need?
A normal year in Satartia brings 2,311 heating degree days, 57% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,293 cooling degree days, 2.5 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 6,002 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 587 | 4 |
| February | 430 | 8 |
| March | 261 | 29 |
| April | 91 | 90 |
| May | 14 | 251 |
| June | 0 | 412 |
| July | 0 | 514 |
| August | 0 | 510 |
| September | 3 | 335 |
| October | 92 | 114 |
| November | 310 | 19 |
| December | 524 | 7 |
| Year (annual) | 2,311 | 2,293 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00227831. 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 Satartia's climate compare?
Satartia is warmer than 49 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 64.9°F is warmer than 88%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Satartia 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.
- Flora, MS1,648 people · 18 mi E
- Bentonia, MS298 people · 15 mi E
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 Satartia's climate
What is the coldest month in Satartia?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 35°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Satartia?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Satartia's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Vicksburg (20 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Satartia in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Satartia in zone 8b in ZIP code 39162, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Satartia?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 1. Waiting until April 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Vicksburg, MS20 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Yazoo City, MS26 miles from this station, 67.6°F a year
- Rolling Fork, MS26 miles from this station, 65.8°F a year
- Oakley Experiment Station, MS27 miles from this station, 65.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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