Philadelphia, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PHILADELPHIA 1 WSW, MS US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Philadelphia has an annual average temperature of 64.2°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.2°F).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,169
Cooling need
1,881

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

30 of 366 (8.2%) of Philadelphia'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.

1940s
2
1950s
100
1960s
32
1970s
33
1980s
32
1990s
33
2000s
83
2010s
42
2020s
9

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 55.9°F 35.2°F 45.5°F in
February 60.5°F 38.1°F 49.3°F in
March 68.4°F 44.7°F 56.6°F in
April 75.5°F 51.9°F 63.7°F in
May 82.5°F 60.8°F 71.7°F in
June 88.9°F 68.0°F 78.5°F in
July 91.1°F 71.0°F 81.1°F in
August 90.9°F 70.4°F 80.7°F in
September 86.8°F 64.4°F 75.6°F in
October 77.7°F 52.5°F 65.1°F in
November 66.7°F 42.6°F 54.7°F in
December 58.5°F 37.3°F 47.9°F in
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