Waveland, MS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Waveland's primary NOAA station, WAVELAND.
The climate verdict for Waveland
Water is the standout signal in Waveland, Mississippi: 65.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 67°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 67°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 65.0"
- yearly precipitation total
- 285 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Waveland: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00229426 · Waveland, MS 67°F mean · 65.0" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 67°F
- RANK-WARM #6,312
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corsicana Campb…
- PRCP-WET 65.0"
- SWING-MID 31°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00229426
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Corsicana Campbell Fld, TX (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MS station list.
- Waveland (this station) 67°F
- Hot Donalsonville, GA 67°F
- Near Corsicana Campb…, TX 67°F
- Near Covington, LA 67°F
- Near Crestview Bob S…, FL 67°F
Waveland sits in Mississippi, the #5 hottest U.S. state at 64.1°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Waveland
Waveland: 79/100 · grade B
Waveland publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Waveland, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 0 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 285 days/year | 98/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 67.0°F · 0.5° from 67.5°F | 96/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 65.0 in · 30.0 from 35 in | 1/100 · F |
Waveland · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Waveland is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 50.5°F and warmest-month mean 81.5°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 81.5°F
- Coldest month
- 50.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Waveland sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Waveland's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 8% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Waveland sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 3% wettest
- Waveland's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 89%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Waveland is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Waveland compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Waveland's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Waveland's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 85 complete annual observations from 1897 to 2020, WAVELAND changed little at a fitted rate of 0.00°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Waveland primary station fitted change +0.00 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F (15°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 5.8" | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 63°F (17°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 4.7" | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 69°F (20°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 5.3" | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 75°F (24°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 5.6" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 82°F (28°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 5.8" | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| June | 87°F (30°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 80°F (26°C) | 6.5" | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| July | 89°F (31°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 7.7" | 0.0 | 15.1 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 5.9" | 0.0 | 17.2 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 5.7" | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| October | 78°F (26°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 3.5" | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| November | 68°F (20°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 4.1" | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 61°F (16°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 4.4" | 5.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in Waveland: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 41°F near January 10 and 89°F near August 6.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 41°F around January 10.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 16, when 46% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 2 at 20%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 108 wet dates a year.
The widest day
November 3 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 20°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Waveland.
Where Waveland Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 65 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 20°F.
Waveland earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.5 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
14.2 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
Waveland spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 31% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Waveland has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 31°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 7.7" and October 3.5". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Waveland, it arrives in quantity
65.0" of precipitation falls across only about 108 wet days here, averaging 0.60 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 108 a year, 30% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.60 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 14
- Fewest wet days
- May, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 3
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
285 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,705
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,459
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MS closest to Waveland on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (67°F here).
- Covington, LA 67°F · 0.0°F off
- Donalsonville, GA 67°F · 0.0°F off
- Johnson City, TX 67°F · 0.0°F off
- Alexandria, LA 67°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (65.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Hollywood, FL 65.0" · 0.1" off
- Downieville, CA 64.9" · 0.1" off
- Cleveland, GA 65.2" · 0.2" off
- Baytown, TX 64.7" · 0.3" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Waveland's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Waveland averages 65.0 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Waveland's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 31.0°F. The annual average is 67°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Waveland's normal, at 1,705 and 2,459 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
The frost-free window extends for about 285 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Waveland's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Waveland, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Waveland's primary station: WAVELAND (USC00229426). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 2878200). Match rule for Waveland: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Waveland comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.