Mississippi Climate

How Mississippi's latest month ranks since 1895, the normals at its main weather stations, and the climate page for every town.

How Mississippi is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Mississippi: 83.3°F (+2.8 °F against 1991-2020), the 7th warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Mississippi: 2.79 in (-1.66 in against 1991-2020), the 25th driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Mississippi: 68.7°F (+2.8 °F against 1991-2020), the 2nd warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Mississippi: 35.55 in (-5.28 in against 1991-2020), the 38th driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 84.6°F in 2023
Coolest August: 76.1°F in 1967
Wettest August: 9.28 in in 2022
Driest August: 1.21 in in 2024

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Greenville Asos	74.4°F	53.6°F	49.00 in		March 12	November 13
Greenwood Leflore AP	74.8°F	53.2°F	51.78 in		March 17	November 5
Gulfport - Biloxi AP	77.3°F	59.4°F	62.82 in		February 23	December 3
Hattiesburg Chain Muni AP	77.6°F	55.4°F	58.91 in		March 8	November 15
Holly Springs 4 N	71.3°F	47.9°F	55.48 in		April 6	October 28
Jackson Hawkins Fld	76.4°F	55.6°F	51.33 in		March 6	November 19
Jackson Intl AP	76.3°F	54.5°F	57.35 in	1.0 in	March 14	November 14
Mccomb/pike Co/john E Lewis AP	77.0°F	55.3°F	60.60 in	0.2 in	March 11	November 18
Meridian Key Fld	77.8°F	54.1°F	57.00 in	0.6 in	March 16	November 12
Meridian Naas	77.4°F	54.4°F	54.79 in		March 14	November 12
Newton 5 Ene	74.9°F	51.5°F	58.22 in		March 24	November 5
Pascagoula Lott Intl AP	78.2°F	57.4°F	61.73 in		March 1	November 24
Tupelo Rgnl AP	74.3°F	52.8°F	57.74 in	1.5 in	March 21	November 10

Frost dates at every station in Mississippi

Counties

Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.