Vicksburg, MS

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Vicksburg has an annual average temperature of 66.3°F with about 61.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 92.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 38.4°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.36 in) and August the driest (3.56 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,818
Cooling need
2,286

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Climate change signal

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176 of 366 (48.1%) of Vicksburg'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
106
2010s
157
2020s
103

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 57.2°F 38.4°F 47.8°F 6.36 in 10
February 61.1°F 41.8°F 51.4°F 6.17 in 0.1 in 10
March 68.7°F 49.4°F 59.0°F 4.93 in 8
April 76.3°F 56.5°F 66.4°F 5.94 in 8
May 83.4°F 65.1°F 74.3°F 4.82 in 8
June 89.4°F 72.0°F 80.7°F 4.48 in 8
July 91.5°F 74.0°F 82.7°F 5.99 in 9
August 92.1°F 73.4°F 82.7°F 3.56 in 8
September 87.5°F 67.0°F 77.3°F 3.70 in 5
October 78.2°F 56.1°F 67.1°F 4.70 in 6
November 67.5°F 45.4°F 56.5°F 4.85 in 7
December 59.3°F 40.2°F 49.7°F 6.19 in 8

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