Myrtle, MS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HICKORY FLAT, MS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Myrtle
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