Picayune, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PICAYUNE, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
31.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,575
Cooling need
2,070

Best time to visit Picayune

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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

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