Canton, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CANTON 4N, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Canton has an annual average temperature of 63.4°F with about 57.1 inches of precipitation per year and 0.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.6°F). April is typically the wettest month (6.09 in) and August the driest (3.84 in). Snow typically falls from December through December.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,379
Cooling need
1,809

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

31 of 366 (8.5%) of Canton'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
9
1900s
23
1910s
63
1920s
59
1930s
28
1940s
29
1950s
50
1960s
19
1970s
13
1980s
25
1990s
3
2000s
10
2010s
9
2020s
26

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 56.0°F 33.6°F 44.8°F 5.15 in 10
February 59.8°F 35.9°F 47.8°F 4.92 in 0.1 in 9
March 68.2°F 43.4°F 55.8°F 5.69 in 10
April 75.3°F 50.7°F 63.0°F 6.09 in 8
May 82.5°F 60.3°F 71.4°F 4.73 in 9
June 88.8°F 66.6°F 77.7°F 4.02 in 9
July 91.8°F 70.2°F 81.0°F 4.60 in 9
August 91.1°F 68.9°F 80.0°F 3.84 in 9
September 87.6°F 62.8°F 75.2°F 4.06 in 6
October 77.9°F 50.8°F 64.4°F 4.30 in 7
November 66.0°F 40.4°F 53.2°F 4.64 in 8
December 58.1°F 35.3°F 46.7°F 5.01 in 0.4 in 9

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