Canton, MS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CANTON 4N, MS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Canton
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Canton
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