Petal, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HATTIESBURG CHAIN MUNI AP, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Petal has an annual average temperature of 66.5°F with about 58.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 38.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.85 in) and October the driest (3.70 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
32.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,650
Cooling need
2,178

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

181 of 366 (49.5%) of Petal'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.

2000s
133
2010s
119
2020s
114

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 60.0°F 38.1°F 49.1°F 5.82 in 10
February 64.5°F 41.7°F 53.1°F 4.88 in 11
March 71.5°F 48.1°F 59.8°F 5.57 in 10
April 78.0°F 53.9°F 66.0°F 5.37 in 8
May 84.6°F 62.3°F 73.5°F 4.44 in 9
June 89.8°F 69.5°F 79.7°F 5.85 in 11
July 91.6°F 72.3°F 81.9°F 5.70 in 14
August 91.8°F 71.8°F 81.8°F 4.75 in 12
September 88.0°F 66.9°F 77.4°F 4.15 in 9
October 79.6°F 55.0°F 67.3°F 3.70 in 7
November 69.2°F 44.0°F 56.6°F 3.70 in 8
December 62.3°F 40.5°F 51.4°F 4.98 in 10

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