Brookhaven, MS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
33.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,034
Cooling need
1,833

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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

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