Fulton, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FULTON 3 W, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fulton has an annual average temperature of 60.6°F with about 61.5 inches of precipitation per year and 1.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 89.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (6.23 in) and September the driest (3.98 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,081
Cooling need
1,503

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

2 of 366 (0.5%) of Fulton'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
39
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
28
1960s
57
1970s
60
1980s
96
1990s
25
2000s
47
2010s
14

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 50.9°F 29.9°F 40.4°F 5.25 in 0.5 in 10
February 55.7°F 32.8°F 44.2°F 5.73 in 0.8 in 10
March 64.5°F 39.7°F 52.1°F 5.43 in 0.2 in 10
April 73.0°F 48.4°F 60.7°F 5.84 in 9
May 79.9°F 57.7°F 68.8°F 5.94 in 10
June 86.4°F 65.6°F 76.0°F 4.94 in 10
July 89.3°F 69.2°F 79.2°F 4.69 in 9
August 89.4°F 67.7°F 78.5°F 4.91 in 8
September 84.2°F 61.0°F 72.6°F 3.98 in 7
October 73.8°F 49.0°F 61.4°F 4.04 in 7
November 62.3°F 38.3°F 50.3°F 4.52 in 9
December 53.3°F 33.1°F 43.2°F 6.23 in 0.1 in 11

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