Blue Mountain, MS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Blue Mountain has an annual average temperature of 59.8°F with about 57.6 inches of precipitation per year and 1.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (6.44 in) and August the driest (3.01 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,351
Cooling need
1,464

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Blue Mountain'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.

1890s
4
1900s
70
1940s
0
1950s
115
1960s
47
1970s
36
1980s
54
1990s
7
2000s
33

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 48.8°F 29.1°F 39.0°F 4.92 in 0.6 in 9
February 53.5°F 31.8°F 42.7°F 5.34 in 0.7 in 8
March 62.2°F 39.4°F 50.8°F 5.61 in 0.3 in 9
April 72.0°F 47.0°F 59.5°F 5.61 in 9
May 79.7°F 56.9°F 68.3°F 5.46 in 10
June 86.5°F 65.2°F 75.9°F 4.61 in 9
July 89.6°F 68.9°F 79.2°F 4.80 in 9
August 89.5°F 67.3°F 78.4°F 3.01 in 7
September 83.5°F 60.4°F 72.0°F 3.46 in 6
October 72.7°F 47.6°F 60.1°F 3.97 in 6
November 61.0°F 37.5°F 49.2°F 4.40 in 9
December 51.9°F 32.2°F 42.0°F 6.44 in 10

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