Moss Point, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PASCAGOULA LOTT INTL AP, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Moss Point has an annual average temperature of 67.8°F with about 61.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 40.9°F). August is typically the wettest month (7.89 in) and October the driest (3.69 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
30.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,305
Cooling need
2,316

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

232 of 366 (63.4%) of Moss Point'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
27
2000s
92
2010s
99
2020s
148

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 62.5°F 40.9°F 51.7°F 4.97 in 8
February 66.4°F 44.6°F 55.5°F 4.01 in 9
March 72.2°F 50.1°F 61.2°F 4.73 in 9
April 77.6°F 55.7°F 66.6°F 4.40 in 7
May 84.3°F 63.0°F 73.6°F 4.95 in 8
June 89.6°F 71.1°F 80.3°F 6.91 in 12
July 90.9°F 73.4°F 82.1°F 6.65 in 15
August 90.7°F 73.2°F 81.9°F 7.89 in 15
September 88.0°F 69.0°F 78.5°F 4.84 in 10
October 80.7°F 57.7°F 69.2°F 3.69 in 8
November 71.4°F 46.9°F 59.1°F 3.79 in 8
December 64.8°F 43.2°F 54.0°F 4.90 in 9

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