Richton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Richton, Mississippi: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Beaumont Exp.station, 13 km from Richton; records cover 1991–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 63.9 in1622 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.5 in1.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 16
- First fall freeze
- Nov 9
- Heating degree days
- 1,988
- Cooling degree days
- 2,500
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 20°−7° (heating, 99%) and 100°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Richton in January
Highs average 62°16° and lows 36°2°, with 6.1 in155 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2002)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 516
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Richton in February
Highs average 66°19° and lows 39°4°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2018)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 363
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Richton in March
Highs average 73°23° and lows 45°7°, with 6 in153 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2020)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 224
- Cooling degree days
- 38
Richton in April
Highs average 80°26° and lows 52°11°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2006)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 80
- Cooling degree days
- 98
Richton in May
Highs average 87°30° and lows 60°16°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1998)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 272
Richton in June
Highs average 92°33° and lows 68°20°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2011)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 451
Richton in July
Highs average 94°34° and lows 71°22°, with 6.1 in154 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2000)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 530
Richton in August
Highs average 94°34° and lows 70°21°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2000)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 524
Richton in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 65°18°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1997)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 384
Richton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 82°28° and lows 53°12°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2019)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 72
- Cooling degree days
- 148
Richton in November
Highs average 71°22° and lows 42°6°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2016)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 272
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Richton in December
Highs average 64°18° and lows 38°3°, with 6.2 in156 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1998)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 450
- Cooling degree days
- 12