Wiggins, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wiggins's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 67.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.9°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,711 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWiggins
- Station IDUSC00229639
- Location30.87°N 89.12°W
- Elevation160 ft (49 m)
- Population4,350
On October 22, the normal high in Wiggins is 78°F and the normal low 52°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wiggins.
- Jan 62° 36°
- Feb 66° 40°
- Mar 73° 46°
- Apr 79° 52°
- May 85° 60°
- Jun 91° 68°
- Jul 92° 70°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 88° 66°
- Oct 80° 55°
- Nov 70° 44°
- Dec 64° 39°
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 Wiggins each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F. The most precipitation falls in July (7.28 in), the least in October (3.95 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F | 36°F | 48.9°F | 6.05 | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 66°F | 40°F | 52.9°F | 5.30 | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| March | 73°F | 46°F | 59.2°F | 5.86 | – | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 52°F | 65.4°F | 5.46 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 60°F | 72.6°F | 5.51 | – | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 91°F | 68°F | 79.2°F | 5.90 | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 70°F | 80.9°F | 7.28 | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 92°F | 70°F | 80.9°F | 6.12 | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 66°F | 76.7°F | 5.89 | – | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 55°F | 67.3°F | 3.95 | – | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 44°F | 57.2°F | 4.12 | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 64°F | 39°F | 51.6°F | 5.92 | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 54°F | 66.1°F | 67.36 | – | 84 | 43 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 2°C | 9.4°C | 154 mm |
| February | 19°C | 5°C | 11.6°C | 135 mm |
| March | 23°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 149 mm |
| April | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C | 139 mm |
| May | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C | 140 mm |
| June | 33°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 150 mm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.2°C | 185 mm |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 27.2°C | 155 mm |
| September | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 150 mm |
| October | 27°C | 13°C | 19.6°C | 100 mm |
| November | 21°C | 7°C | 14.0°C | 105 mm |
| December | 18°C | 4°C | 10.9°C | 150 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Saucier (17 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 USC00229639; 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 Wiggins?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, 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 USC00229639.
When is the last frost in Wiggins?
In Wiggins, 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 18 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 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 181 year in 10 before November 1; 9 in 10 before December 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 249 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 282 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 27 in half of springs and before December 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wiggins in zone 8b in ZIP code 39577, 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 USC00229639; 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 Wiggins?
In a normal year in Wiggins, 84 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 43 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 84a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 43a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00229639.
How sunny is Wiggins?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wiggins, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. October is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 3.0 |
| February | 71% | 3.5 |
| March | 76% | 4.7 |
| April | 80% | 5.8 |
| May | 83% | 6.4 |
| June | 80% | 6.2 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 83% | 5.2 |
| October | 84% | 4.5 |
| November | 81% | 3.5 |
| December | 72% | 2.7 |
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 Wiggins need?
A normal year in Wiggins brings 1,893 heating degree days, 65% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,306 cooling degree days, 2.5 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,228 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 504 | 5 |
| February | 351 | 11 |
| March | 212 | 34 |
| April | 74 | 85 |
| May | 8 | 242 |
| June | 0 | 426 |
| July | 0 | 493 |
| August | 0 | 493 |
| September | 1 | 352 |
| October | 62 | 135 |
| November | 257 | 23 |
| December | 424 | 8 |
| Year (annual) | 1,893 | 2,306 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00229639. 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.
Has Wiggins been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 69.1°F, 3.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 66.1°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.1°F | +3.0°F | 53.82 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00229639. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Wiggins's climate compare?
Wiggins is warmer than 65 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi, and wetter than 73. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.1°F is warmer than 90%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wiggins 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 Wiggins 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.
- Bond, MS364 people · 3 mi NW
- Benndale, MS15 people · 19 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 Wiggins's climate
What is the coldest month in Wiggins?
January, with a normal high of 62°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Wiggins?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Wiggins's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Saucier (17 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Wiggins?
July, with 7.28 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.95 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wiggins in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wiggins in zone 8b in ZIP code 39577, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Wiggins?
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
- Saucier, MS17 miles from this station, 66.9°F a year
- Poplarville, MS25 miles from this station, 66.0°F a year
- Beaumont, MS28 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Hattiesburg, MS29 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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