Myrtle, MS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Myrtle has an annual average temperature of 59.8°F with about 58.6 inches of precipitation per year and 2.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 90.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.7°F). December is typically the wettest month (6.21 in) and October the driest (3.65 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,315
Cooling need
1,446

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

6 of 366 (1.6%) of Myrtle'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.

1900s
0
1910s
0
1940s
0
1950s
19
1960s
88
1970s
44
1980s
87
1990s
38
2000s
55
2010s
35

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 50.7°F 27.7°F 39.2°F 5.07 in 1.2 in 11
February 54.2°F 30.7°F 42.4°F 5.51 in 1.1 in 10
March 63.6°F 37.8°F 50.7°F 5.73 in 0.2 in 11
April 72.7°F 46.7°F 59.7°F 5.61 in 10
May 80.0°F 56.3°F 68.2°F 5.30 in 10
June 87.2°F 64.6°F 75.9°F 4.99 in 9
July 89.7°F 67.9°F 78.8°F 4.56 in 9
August 90.0°F 66.5°F 78.2°F 3.93 in 8
September 84.8°F 59.3°F 72.1°F 3.99 in 7
October 74.6°F 47.3°F 60.9°F 3.65 in 7
November 62.4°F 36.5°F 49.5°F 4.07 in 10
December 53.1°F 31.1°F 42.1°F 6.21 in 0.1 in 12

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