Tunica, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Tunica's normal year runs from 33°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 56.5 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.1°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,435 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTunica (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00228998
- Location34.73°N 90.37°W
- Elevation206 ft (63 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population865
On October 22, the normal high in Tunica is 73°F and the normal low 50°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 27%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Tunica.
- Jan 49° 33°
- Feb 54° 36°
- Mar 63° 44°
- Apr 73° 53°
- May 82° 63°
- Jun 89° 70°
- Jul 91° 73°
- Aug 91° 71°
- Sep 86° 65°
- Oct 75° 53°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 52° 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 Tunica each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in April (6.02 in), the least in August (3.15 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 33°F | 40.8°F | 4.65 | 0.4 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 36°F | 44.8°F | 4.95 | 0.5 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| March | 63°F | 44°F | 53.5°F | 5.80 | 0.1 | 11 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 53°F | 62.8°F | 6.02 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 63°F | 72.1°F | 6.00 | 0.0 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 89°F | 70°F | 79.6°F | 4.28 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 73°F | 82.1°F | 4.01 | 0.0 | 8 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 91°F | 71°F | 80.9°F | 3.15 | 0.0 | 7 | 20 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 65°F | 75.3°F | 3.33 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 53°F | 64.0°F | 3.86 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 42°F | 52.4°F | 4.80 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 35°F | 43.9°F | 5.66 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 13 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 53°F | 62.7°F | 56.51 | 1.1 | 106 | 74 | 53 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | 0°C | 4.9°C | 118 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 12°C | 2°C | 7.1°C | 126 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 17°C | 7°C | 11.9°C | 147 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 23°C | 12°C | 17.1°C | 153 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 28°C | 17°C | 22.3°C | 152 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.4°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 27.8°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.2°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 18°C | 24.1°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 6°C | 11.3°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 2°C | 6.6°C | 144 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00228998; 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 Tunica?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00228998.
When is the last frost in Tunica?
In Tunica, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 15 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 141 year in 10 after April 2; 9 in 10 after February 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 151 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 248 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 274 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 1 in half of springs and before November 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tunica in zone 8a in ZIP code 38676, 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 USC00228998; 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 Tunica?
In a normal year in Tunica, 74 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 53 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 106 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 74a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 53a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 106a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1959) is 106°F, on August 31, 2000; the lowest is −10°F, on December 24, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 64.50 in; the snowiest season is 1984–85, with 19.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00228998; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00228998. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Tunica?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Tunica, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.5 |
| February | 66% | 3.0 |
| March | 71% | 4.2 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 78% | 6.0 |
| June | 84% | 6.6 |
| July | 84% | 6.4 |
| August | 84% | 5.8 |
| September | 83% | 5.0 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 76% | 2.9 |
| December | 68% | 2.2 |
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 Tunica need?
A normal year in Tunica brings 3,025 heating degree days, 44% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,216 cooling degree days, 2.4 times 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 5,599 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 749 | 0 |
| February | 567 | 2 |
| March | 371 | 16 |
| April | 138 | 72 |
| May | 24 | 242 |
| June | 0 | 437 |
| July | 0 | 530 |
| August | 0 | 494 |
| September | 9 | 318 |
| October | 124 | 93 |
| November | 387 | 10 |
| December | 656 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,025 | 2,216 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00228998. 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 Tunica's climate compare?
Tunica is warmer than 25 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.7°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Tunica 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 Tunica share this climate record?
5 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.
- Tunica Resorts, MS1,977 people · 7 mi N
- Hughes, AR977 people · 16 mi N
- White Oak, MS533 people · 6 mi S
- North Tunica, MS507 people · 2 mi S
- Horseshoe Lake, AR253 people · 13 mi N
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 Tunica's climate
What is the coldest month in Tunica?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Tunica?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (0.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Tunica?
April, with 6.02 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 3.15 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Tunica in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Tunica in zone 8a in ZIP code 38676, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Tunica?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 2. Waiting until April 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Helena, AR19 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Hernando, MS21 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Marianna, AR22 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Senatobia, MS24 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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