Clarksdale climate — normals and trends
Clarksdale (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 1,235 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Clarksdale averages 38 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Clarksdale has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 3 August 2011) and the coldest -21.4 °C (on 17 January 2024).
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
ClarksdaleMississippi
- coords
- 34.20°, -90.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
12.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,235mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
106 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
41.9 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest day
-21.4 °C
17 January 2024
Wettest day
143 mm
16 November 1987
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
25 September 2005
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
11 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-27.1 °C
17 January 2024
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
10 January 2025
Sunniest day
14.0 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 93 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 115 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 20.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 176 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 198 mm | +64 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 233 mm | +114 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 109 mm | +31 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 39 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 65 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 47 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 145 mm | +62 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 40 mm | -65 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 62 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Clarksdale?
Clarksdale has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 1,235 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Clarksdale?
The hottest day measured in Clarksdale between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Clarksdale?
The coldest day measured in Clarksdale between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2024, at -21.4 °C.
Does it snow in Clarksdale?
Yes. Clarksdale gets on average 7.3 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Clarksdale warmed?
Yes: Clarksdale warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Clarksdale?
The wettest day measured in Clarksdale between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1987, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Clarksdale?
The windiest day measured in Clarksdale between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 2005, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Clarksdale?
The warmest month in Clarksdale is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Clarksdale?
Clarksdale receives on average 1,235 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Clarksdale?
Clarksdale 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 Clarksdale?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Clarksdale between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2025, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Clarksdale?
Yes: Clarksdale has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Clarksdale?
In Clarksdale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 3 August 2011, and the lowest was -27.1 °C on 17 January 2024.
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