Gulfport, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GULFPORT - BILOXI AP, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gulfport has an annual average temperature of 68.3°F with about 62.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 90.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 42.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (7.21 in) and October the driest (3.71 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
30.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,290
Cooling need
2,487

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

189 of 366 (51.6%) of Gulfport'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.

1990s
23
2000s
98
2010s
143
2020s
102

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 61.3°F 42.4°F 51.8°F 4.87 in 9
February 64.8°F 46.2°F 55.5°F 4.44 in 9
March 70.4°F 51.8°F 61.1°F 5.22 in 9
April 76.5°F 58.4°F 67.5°F 5.51 in 8
May 83.6°F 66.4°F 75.0°F 4.74 in 7
June 88.7°F 73.2°F 80.9°F 6.89 in 12
July 90.4°F 74.9°F 82.7°F 7.21 in 13
August 90.7°F 74.6°F 82.6°F 6.53 in 14
September 87.8°F 70.6°F 79.2°F 5.18 in 9
October 79.9°F 60.1°F 70.0°F 3.71 in 8
November 70.0°F 49.2°F 59.6°F 4.03 in 8
December 63.5°F 44.6°F 54.0°F 4.49 in 11

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