Mississippi climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
Mississippi's statewide normal is 64.2°F a year with 58.5 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 0.4°F per century since 1895, and 2023 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 64.2°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 58.5 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +1.5°F2021-2025 mean 65.7°F
- Places with normals
- 9481 Census places, 13 other stations
What is Mississippi's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and January the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan56°35°
- Feb61°39°
- Mar68°45°
- Apr76°52°
- May83°61°
- Jun89°68°
- Jul91°71°
- Aug91°70°
- Sep87°64°
- Oct77°52°
- Nov66°42°
- Dec58°37°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 35°F | 45.6°F | 5.45 |
| February | 61°F | 39°F | 49.6°F | 5.35 |
| March | 68°F | 45°F | 56.6°F | 5.50 |
| April | 76°F | 52°F | 63.8°F | 5.66 |
| May | 83°F | 61°F | 71.8°F | 4.70 |
| June | 89°F | 68°F | 78.5°F | 4.73 |
| July | 91°F | 71°F | 81.0°F | 5.01 |
| August | 91°F | 70°F | 80.5°F | 4.45 |
| September | 87°F | 64°F | 75.5°F | 3.83 |
| October | 77°F | 52°F | 65.0°F | 3.88 |
| November | 66°F | 42°F | 54.3°F | 4.36 |
| December | 58°F | 37°F | 47.8°F | 5.60 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has Mississippi been warmer than normal?
5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 64.2°F. The record since 1895 rises at a fitted 0.4°F per century; the warmest year was 2023 (66.7°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.7°F | +0.5°F |
| 2022 | 64.7°F | +0.5°F |
| 2023 | 66.7°F | +2.6°F |
| 2024 | 66.5°F | +2.3°F |
| 2025 | 65.9°F | +1.7°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in Mississippi?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Biloxi has the warmest year (68.5°F) and Iuka the coolest (59.0°F); Saucier is the wettest (70.8 in) and Greenville the driest (49.0 in), and Hickory Flat gets the most snow (3 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 65.4°F | 92°F | 37°F | 57.4 | 1 | March 14 |
| Gulfport | 68.3°F | 90°F | 42°F | 62.8 | – | February 23 |
| Hattiesburg | 66.5°F | 92°F | 38°F | 58.9 | – | March 8 |
| Biloxi | 68.5°F | 90°F | 44°F | 66.8 | 0 | February 12 |
| Olive Branch | 61.8°F | 91°F | 31°F | 59.2 | 2 | March 26 |
| Tupelo | 63.6°F | 92°F | 34°F | 57.7 | 2 | March 21 |
| Meridian | 65.9°F | 93°F | 36°F | 57.0 | 1 | March 16 |
| Greenville | 64.0°F | 93°F | 35°F | 49.0 | – | March 12 |
| Starkville | 63.6°F | 92°F | 33°F | 58.0 | 1 | March 23 |
| Columbus | 65.4°F | 94°F | 36°F | 56.6 | 0 | March 13 |
| Pascagoula | 67.8°F | 91°F | 41°F | 61.7 | – | March 1 |
| Vicksburg | 66.3°F | 92°F | 38°F | 61.7 | 0 | February 26 |
| Hernando | 61.2°F | 90°F | 30°F | 56.5 | 2 | March 28 |
| Laurel | 65.5°F | 93°F | 35°F | 59.6 | 0 | March 12 |
| Natchez | 64.2°F | 90°F | 36°F | 60.1 | 0 | March 16 |
| Corinth | 60.5°F | 90°F | 30°F | 58.8 | 1 | April 2 |
| Clarksdale | 62.4°F | 90°F | 32°F | 55.9 | – | March 16 |
| Greenwood | 64.0°F | 92°F | 35°F | 51.8 | – | March 17 |
| Grenada | 62.5°F | 92°F | 31°F | 61.5 | 1 | March 28 |
| Picayune | 66.4°F | 92°F | 38°F | 66.7 | 0 | March 9 |
| McComb | 66.2°F | 91°F | 38°F | 60.6 | 0 | March 11 |
| Brookhaven | 64.4°F | 90°F | 36°F | 61.6 | 0 | March 17 |
| Canton | 63.4°F | 92°F | 34°F | 57.0 | 1 | March 22 |
| Bay St. Louis | 65.6°F | 89°F | 40°F | 64.0 | – | March 6 |
| Cleveland | 63.6°F | 92°F | 33°F | 59.3 | 2 | March 14 |
| Yazoo City | 67.6°F | 94°F | 39°F | 60.4 | 0 | March 4 |
| Booneville | 60.0°F | 89°F | 29°F | 60.4 | 1 | April 1 |
| Senatobia | 61.9°F | 91°F | 31°F | 57.9 | 0 | March 20 |
| Batesville | 61.7°F | 91°F | 31°F | – | – | March 28 |
| Waveland | 67.0°F | 89°F | 42°F | 65.0 | – | February 21 |
| Philadelphia | 64.2°F | 91°F | 35°F | – | – | March 20 |
| Kosciusko | 62.8°F | 90°F | 33°F | 62.5 | 1 | March 18 |
| Columbia | 66.5°F | 92°F | 38°F | 61.9 | – | March 5 |
| Holly Springs | 59.6°F | 89°F | 29°F | 55.5 | – | April 6 |
| Pontotoc | 61.6°F | 90°F | 31°F | 60.8 | 0 | March 28 |
| Louisville | 63.5°F | 92°F | 34°F | 57.5 | – | March 21 |
| Forest | 63.3°F | 91°F | 34°F | – | – | March 28 |
| Ripley | 59.8°F | 90°F | 29°F | 57.6 | 2 | April 3 |
| University | 61.9°F | 91°F | 31°F | 60.5 | 1 | April 3 |
| Carthage | 63.8°F | 92°F | 34°F | 57.8 | 0 | March 19 |
| Aberdeen | 61.4°F | 90°F | 31°F | 54.3 | 0 | March 29 |
| Crystal Springs | 65.5°F | 92°F | 37°F | 62.5 | 1 | March 11 |
| Fulton | 60.6°F | 89°F | 30°F | 61.5 | 2 | April 1 |
| Waynesboro | 65.2°F | 92°F | 36°F | 60.0 | 1 | March 17 |
| Wiggins | 66.1°F | 92°F | 36°F | 67.4 | – | March 14 |
| Winona | 60.3°F | 89°F | 29°F | 59.0 | 1 | April 7 |
| Houston | 62.3°F | 90°F | 32°F | 59.3 | 1 | March 28 |
| Hazlehurst | 65.7°F | 90°F | 39°F | 61.6 | 0 | March 14 |
| Water Valley | 61.5°F | 90°F | 30°F | 58.6 | 1 | April 1 |
| Newton | 63.2°F | 90°F | 34°F | 58.2 | – | March 24 |
| Iuka | 59.0°F | 88°F | 28°F | 62.3 | – | April 9 |
| Poplarville | 66.0°F | 91°F | 39°F | 65.0 | 0 | March 10 |
| Verona | 63.2°F | 92°F | 33°F | 59.3 | 0 | March 21 |
| Macon | 62.7°F | 90°F | 33°F | 57.2 | 0 | March 21 |
| Collins | 66.0°F | 94°F | 34°F | 58.1 | 0 | March 17 |
| Eupora | 62.0°F | 90°F | 32°F | 58.7 | 1 | March 30 |
| Quitman | 64.3°F | 91°F | 36°F | – | – | March 18 |
| Moorhead | 64.2°F | 91°F | 35°F | 55.8 | 1 | March 8 |
| Belzoni | 64.4°F | 90°F | 36°F | 57.3 | 0 | March 3 |
| Sardis | 63.3°F | 92°F | 33°F | 58.2 | 0 | March 15 |
| Tylertown | 66.0°F | 91°F | 37°F | 62.5 | 0 | March 15 |
| Calhoun City | 62.8°F | 91°F | 32°F | 57.9 | 1 | March 28 |
| Rolling Fork | 65.8°F | 93°F | 37°F | 55.3 | 0 | March 5 |
| Lexington | 61.7°F | 90°F | 31°F | 56.5 | – | March 31 |
| Monticello | 67.2°F | 96°F | 36°F | 60.4 | 0 | March 12 |
| Port Gibson | 65.8°F | 93°F | 36°F | 56.3 | 1 | March 17 |
| Lambert | 62.5°F | 92°F | 32°F | 56.7 | 0 | March 17 |
| Raleigh | 62.4°F | 90°F | 33°F | 61.6 | 1 | March 28 |
| Tunica | 62.7°F | 91°F | 33°F | 56.5 | 1 | March 14 |
| Woodville | 66.3°F | 93°F | 36°F | 66.5 | 0 | March 11 |
| Pickens | 63.5°F | 89°F | 35°F | – | – | March 14 |
| Saucier | 66.9°F | 90°F | 41°F | 70.8 | 0 | March 7 |
| Beaumont | 66.3°F | 94°F | 36°F | 63.9 | 1 | March 18 |
| Ashland | 60.0°F | 89°F | 29°F | 57.0 | 2 | March 29 |
| Liberty | 65.2°F | 91°F | 37°F | 61.7 | – | March 25 |
| Hickory Flat | 59.8°F | 90°F | 28°F | 58.6 | 3 | April 8 |
| Meadville | 65.6°F | 92°F | 36°F | 61.8 | – | March 15 |
| D'Lo | 67.5°F | 95°F | 38°F | 57.5 | 1 | March 10 |
| Independence | 60.0°F | 88°F | 30°F | 55.9 | 2 | April 3 |
| Satartia | 64.9°F | 92°F | 35°F | – | – | March 11 |
| Stoneville | 64.2°F | 92°F | 34°F | 56.1 | 0 | March 11 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are Mississippi's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 115°F to −19°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 115°F | Holly Springs 2N | July 29, 1930 |
| Lowest temperature | −19°F | Corinth | January 30, 1966 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 15.68 in | Columbus | July 9, 1968 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 18 in | Mt. Pleasant (tied 2 times; the latest shown) | December 23, 1963 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 18 in | Mount Pleasant | December 23, 1963 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which large cities in Mississippi have no climate record of their own?
This city of 50,000 or more has no NOAA record with 1991-2020 normals under its own name; each page compares the nearest records, with their distance and elevation.
- Southaven57,493 people
Which other NOAA stations in Mississippi keep normals?
13 stations in Mississippi that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
- Cleveland (3 mi N)63.1°F
- Greenville station64.0°F
- Gulfport Naval Center68.4°F
- Hattiesburg (5 mi SW)66.4°F
- Holly Springs (4 mi N)60.3°F
- Jackson Hawkins Field66.0°F
- Meridian Naas65.9°F
- Minter City64.6°F
- Newton Experiment Station64.1°F
- Oakley Experiment Station65.4°F
- P Harrison Archusa65.0°F
- Pascagoula (3 mi NE)65.2°F
- Tupelo 262.1°F
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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- Every stateCompare the statewide normals
- Biloxi68.5°F a year, 66.8 in of precipitation
- Iuka59.0°F a year, 62.3 in of precipitation
- Saucier66.9°F a year, 70.8 in of precipitation
- Hickory Flat59.8°F a year, 58.6 in of precipitation
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