Tupelo, MS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TUPELO 2, MS US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tupelo has an annual average temperature of 62.1°F with about 57.9 inches of precipitation per year and 0.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 90.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.7°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.90 in) and September the driest (3.72 in). Snow typically falls from February through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,799
Cooling need
1,764

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

106 of 366 (29%) of Tupelo'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.

1990s
23
2000s
172
2010s
126
2020s
45

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 50.9°F 31.7°F 41.3°F 5.09 in 0.1 in 11
February 55.4°F 35.6°F 45.5°F 5.29 in 0.4 in 11
March 63.8°F 42.7°F 53.2°F 5.28 in 0.2 in 10
April 73.2°F 50.8°F 62.0°F 5.23 in 9
May 80.7°F 60.2°F 70.5°F 5.09 in 10
June 87.4°F 68.2°F 77.8°F 5.41 in 9
July 90.1°F 71.6°F 80.9°F 4.35 in 9
August 90.2°F 70.7°F 80.4°F 4.09 in 8
September 84.9°F 63.5°F 74.2°F 3.72 in 6
October 74.9°F 51.6°F 63.2°F 4.05 in 8
November 63.0°F 41.1°F 52.0°F 4.37 in 8
December 53.8°F 35.1°F 44.5°F 5.90 in 0.1 in 10

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