Brandon climate — normals and trends
Brandon (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,171 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Brandon averages 26 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Brandon has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 28 August 1943) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 12 January 1962).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BrandonMississippi
- coords
- 32.27°, -89.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,171mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
110 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.7 cm
Average feels-like high
24.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
111 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.0 °C
28 August 1943
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
12 January 1962
Wettest day
152 mm
29 August 2005
Windiest day
65.8 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
151.6 km/h
29 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
24 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-25.4 °C
12 January 1962
Snowiest day
10.5 cm
11 December 2008
Sunniest day
14.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 114 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 93 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 22.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 190 mm | +59 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 109 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 177 mm | +78 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 103 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 68 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 84 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 88 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 21.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 16.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 44 mm | -65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brandon?
Brandon has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,171 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brandon?
The hottest day measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1943, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brandon?
The coldest day measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1962, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Brandon?
Yes. Brandon gets on average 2.7 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Brandon warmed?
Yes: Brandon warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Brandon?
The wettest day measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brandon?
The windiest day measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 65.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brandon?
The warmest month in Brandon is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Brandon?
Brandon receives on average 1,171 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brandon?
Brandon gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Brandon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brandon between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2008, with 10.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Brandon?
Yes: Brandon has on average 111 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brandon?
In Brandon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 24 August 2023, and the lowest was -25.4 °C on 12 January 1962.
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