Canton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Canton, Mississippi: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at CANTON 4N, 8 km from Canton; records cover 1892–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57.1 in1449 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.5 in1.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 22
- First fall freeze
- Nov 9
- Heating degree days
- 2,628
- Cooling degree days
- 2,082
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Canton in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 34°1°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1943)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 628
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Canton in February
Highs average 60°15° and lows 36°2°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2023)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 484
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Canton in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 43°6°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1935)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 306
- Cooling degree days
- 21
Canton in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°10°, with 6.1 in155 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1987)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 126
- Cooling degree days
- 66
Canton in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1911)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 220
Canton in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1936)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 381
Canton in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 70°21°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1930)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 496
Canton in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 69°21°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1921)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 465
Canton in September
Highs average 88°31° and lows 63°17°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1925)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 312
Canton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 78°26° and lows 51°10°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1954)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 118
- Cooling degree days
- 98
Canton in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 40°5°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1921)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 365
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Canton in December
Highs average 58°15° and lows 35°2°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1951)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 573
- Cooling degree days
- 6