Brookhaven, MS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BROOKHAVEN CITY, MS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Brookhaven has an annual average temperature of 64.4°F with about 61.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 90.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.1°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.52 in) and October the driest (3.64 in).
Best time to visit Brookhaven
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →6 of 366 (1.6%) of Brookhaven'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 | 84 | |
| 1900s | 37 | |
| 1910s | 46 | |
| 1920s | 80 | |
| 1930s | 38 | |
| 1940s | 13 | |
| 1950s | 29 | |
| 1960s | 8 | |
| 1970s | 2 | |
| 1980s | 9 | |
| 1990s | 0 | |
| 2000s | 14 | |
| 2010s | 4 | |
| 2020s | 2 |
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 | 57.2°F | 36.1°F | 46.7°F | 6.52 in | — | 10 |
| February | 61.6°F | 39.6°F | 50.6°F | 5.88 in | — | 9 |
| March | 68.6°F | 46.0°F | 57.3°F | 5.71 in | — | 9 |
| April | 75.0°F | 52.3°F | 63.7°F | 5.84 in | — | 7 |
| May | 82.0°F | 61.3°F | 71.7°F | 4.44 in | — | 8 |
| June | 87.6°F | 68.5°F | 78.0°F | 4.57 in | — | 10 |
| July | 89.7°F | 70.8°F | 80.3°F | 5.71 in | — | 10 |
| August | 90.1°F | 70.3°F | 80.2°F | 5.14 in | — | 9 |
| September | 86.0°F | 65.2°F | 75.6°F | 4.30 in | — | 7 |
| October | 77.5°F | 53.2°F | 65.3°F | 3.64 in | — | 6 |
| November | 66.8°F | 43.2°F | 55.0°F | 4.19 in | — | 7 |
| December | 59.4°F | 38.5°F | 48.9°F | 5.64 in | — | 9 |
Climate twins of Brookhaven
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