Port Gibson, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PORT GIBSON 1 NE, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Port Gibson has an annual average temperature of 65.8°F with about 56.3 inches of precipitation per year and 0.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 93.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.7°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.10 in) and August the driest (3.56 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,872
Cooling need
2,145

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Port Gibson'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.

1890s
48
1900s
50
1910s
41
1920s
44
1930s
35
1940s
30
1950s
29
1960s
9
1970s
9
1980s
17
1990s
4
2000s
14
2010s
19
2020s
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 59.5°F 35.7°F 47.6°F 6.10 in 0.2 in 10
February 63.7°F 38.1°F 50.9°F 5.06 in 0.2 in 8
March 71.0°F 45.9°F 58.4°F 6.01 in 0.1 in 9
April 77.9°F 52.5°F 65.2°F 5.45 in 8
May 84.9°F 61.5°F 73.2°F 4.47 in 8
June 90.5°F 69.1°F 79.8°F 4.05 in 9
July 92.9°F 71.8°F 82.3°F 3.94 in 9
August 93.4°F 70.9°F 82.2°F 3.56 in 8
September 89.1°F 65.3°F 77.2°F 3.75 in 7
October 80.1°F 53.1°F 66.6°F 4.11 in 6
November 69.1°F 42.7°F 55.9°F 4.44 in 7
December 61.5°F 38.1°F 49.8°F 5.32 in 9

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