Petal, MS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HATTIESBURG CHAIN MUNI AP, MS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Petal
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Petal
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