Sandersville, MS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sandersville has an annual average temperature of 65.5°F with about 59.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 93.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.6°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.07 in) and October the driest (3.48 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,866
Cooling need
2,049

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

25 of 366 (6.8%) of Sandersville'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.

1900s
41
1910s
56
1920s
39
1930s
47
1940s
41
1950s
31
1960s
20
1970s
5
1980s
20
1990s
2
2000s
31
2010s
15
2020s
18

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 59.9°F 34.6°F 47.3°F 6.07 in 11
February 64.7°F 38.3°F 51.5°F 5.11 in 10
March 71.9°F 45.0°F 58.5°F 5.46 in 10
April 78.6°F 51.7°F 65.2°F 5.10 in 9
May 85.4°F 60.4°F 72.9°F 4.34 in 9
June 90.9°F 67.9°F 79.4°F 5.46 in 11
July 93.2°F 70.3°F 81.8°F 5.38 in 13
August 92.7°F 69.7°F 81.2°F 5.48 in 11
September 88.7°F 64.4°F 76.6°F 3.94 in 8
October 80.0°F 52.5°F 66.2°F 3.48 in 6
November 69.7°F 41.8°F 55.8°F 4.06 in 8
December 62.4°F 36.9°F 49.7°F 5.76 in 11

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