Benoit, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GREENVILLE ASOS, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Benoit has an annual average temperature of 64°F with about 49 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.10 in) and August the driest (2.83 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,361
Cooling need
2,010

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

142 of 366 (38.8%) of Benoit's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1950s
81
1960s
3
2000s
75
2010s
112
2020s
95

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 53.0°F 35.1°F 44.1°F 4.49 in 9
February 57.9°F 37.9°F 47.9°F 4.72 in 11
March 66.0°F 45.2°F 55.6°F 4.71 in 10
April 74.5°F 53.5°F 64.0°F 5.01 in 9
May 82.7°F 62.4°F 72.5°F 3.79 in 10
June 89.4°F 69.3°F 79.4°F 3.32 in 8
July 92.5°F 72.4°F 82.4°F 3.18 in 9
August 92.3°F 70.9°F 81.6°F 2.83 in 8
September 88.0°F 64.0°F 76.0°F 3.62 in 7
October 77.2°F 53.0°F 65.1°F 4.22 in 8
November 64.7°F 42.4°F 53.5°F 4.01 in 8
December 55.2°F 37.1°F 46.2°F 5.10 in 9

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