Mississippi State weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Mississippi State, Mississippi: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at STATE UNIVERSITY, 2 km from Mississippi State; records cover 1891–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 58 in1473 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.5 in1.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 7
- Heating degree days
- 2,699
- Cooling degree days
- 2,207
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 18°−8° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Mississippi State in January
Highs average 54°12° and lows 33°1°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2022)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 663
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Mississippi State in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with 6.2 in157 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1996)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 496
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Mississippi State in March
Highs average 67°19° and lows 43°6°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1929)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 328
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Mississippi State in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°11°, with 6.1 in154 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1901)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 128
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Mississippi State in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1911)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 21
- Cooling degree days
- 230
Mississippi State in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1908)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 417
Mississippi State in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 72°22°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1930)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 525
Mississippi State in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 71°22°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1930)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 502
Mississippi State in September
Highs average 87°30° and lows 64°18°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1927)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 323
Mississippi State in OctoberThis month
Highs average 77°25° and lows 52°11°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 116
- Cooling degree days
- 96
Mississippi State in November
Highs average 65°19° and lows 42°5°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2016)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 360
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Mississippi State in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 36°2°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1951)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 580
- Cooling degree days
- 4