Carthage, MS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Carthage has an annual average temperature of 63.8°F with about 57.8 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.5°F). April is typically the wettest month (6.31 in) and September the driest (3.80 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,289
Cooling need
1,875

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Carthage'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.

1950s
55
1960s
88
1970s
41
1980s
75
1990s
44
2000s
43
2010s
20

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 56.8°F 33.5°F 45.1°F 5.71 in 0.1 in 10
February 61.2°F 36.6°F 48.9°F 5.32 in 0.1 in 8
March 69.1°F 43.7°F 56.4°F 5.05 in 8
April 75.8°F 51.1°F 63.4°F 6.31 in 7
May 83.0°F 59.2°F 71.1°F 4.38 in 8
June 89.2°F 67.3°F 78.3°F 3.92 in 8
July 92.1°F 70.7°F 81.4°F 5.08 in 9
August 91.7°F 70.1°F 80.9°F 4.70 in 8
September 87.5°F 64.1°F 75.8°F 3.80 in 6
October 77.8°F 51.1°F 64.4°F 3.88 in 6
November 66.8°F 40.8°F 53.8°F 4.34 in 7
December 58.2°F 35.1°F 46.7°F 5.32 in 10

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