Picayune, MS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PICAYUNE, MS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Picayune has an annual average temperature of 66.4°F with about 66.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (6.55 in) and November the driest (4.31 in).
Best time to visit Picayune
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →10 of 366 (2.7%) of Picayune'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 | 22 | |
| 1950s | 118 | |
| 1960s | 77 | |
| 1970s | 36 | |
| 1980s | 39 | |
| 1990s | 13 | |
| 2000s | 44 | |
| 2010s | 17 |
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 | 61.9°F | 37.8°F | 49.8°F | 6.39 in | — | 9 |
| February | 65.7°F | 40.6°F | 53.1°F | 4.87 in | — | 7 |
| March | 71.9°F | 47.0°F | 59.5°F | 5.21 in | — | 8 |
| April | 78.2°F | 53.3°F | 65.7°F | 5.90 in | — | 6 |
| May | 84.8°F | 60.9°F | 72.9°F | 5.02 in | — | 6 |
| June | 89.2°F | 68.0°F | 78.6°F | 6.55 in | — | 11 |
| July | 91.5°F | 70.5°F | 81.0°F | 6.46 in | — | 11 |
| August | 91.4°F | 70.6°F | 81.0°F | 6.38 in | — | 11 |
| September | 87.7°F | 66.2°F | 77.0°F | 4.86 in | — | 8 |
| October | 80.5°F | 55.2°F | 67.8°F | 5.04 in | — | 6 |
| November | 70.9°F | 44.6°F | 57.7°F | 4.31 in | — | 6 |
| December | 64.8°F | 40.0°F | 52.4°F | 5.73 in | — | 9 |
Climate twins of Picayune
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).