Raleigh, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RALEIGH 6N, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Raleigh has an annual average temperature of 62.4°F with about 61.6 inches of precipitation per year and 0.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.2°F). February is typically the wettest month (5.98 in) and May the driest (4.16 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Annual swing
34.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,514
Cooling need
1,572

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Climate change signal

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55 of 366 (15%) of Raleigh'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
246
2010s
104
2020s
16

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 55.4°F 33.2°F 44.3°F 5.57 in 0.3 in 10
February 59.8°F 36.3°F 48.0°F 5.98 in 0.3 in 10
March 67.0°F 42.7°F 54.8°F 5.93 in 9
April 74.2°F 49.4°F 61.8°F 5.91 in 8
May 81.5°F 58.1°F 69.8°F 4.16 in 9
June 87.5°F 65.5°F 76.5°F 5.57 in 10
July 89.8°F 68.3°F 79.1°F 4.60 in 12
August 89.5°F 67.2°F 78.4°F 4.67 in 13
September 85.4°F 61.8°F 73.6°F 4.21 in 8
October 76.5°F 49.5°F 63.0°F 4.33 in 6
November 65.7°F 40.0°F 52.8°F 4.74 in 8
December 57.9°F 35.1°F 46.5°F 5.94 in 0.3 in 9

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