Pontotoc weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Pontotoc, Mississippi: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Tupelo Regional Airport, 22 km from Pontotoc; records cover 1962–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57.7 in1467 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.5 in3.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 3
- Heating degree days
- 2,727
- Cooling degree days
- 2,234
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
Pontotoc in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 34°1°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2022)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 671
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Pontotoc in February
Highs average 58°14° and lows 37°3°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2023)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 498
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Pontotoc in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°7°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2016)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 328
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Pontotoc in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 52°11°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1987)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 124
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Pontotoc in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1977)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 230
Pontotoc in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°20°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 424
Pontotoc in July
Highs average 92°34° and lows 72°22°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1980)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 538
Pontotoc in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 71°22°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2007)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 513
Pontotoc in September
Highs average 87°30° and lows 64°18°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1980)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 321
Pontotoc in OctoberThis month
Highs average 77°25° and lows 52°11°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 116
- Cooling degree days
- 98
Pontotoc in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 42°5°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 370
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Pontotoc in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 36°2°, with 5.9 in151 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1978)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 594
- Cooling degree days
- 3