Meridian climate — normals and trends
Meridian (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,158 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Meridian averages 26 frost days, 109 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Meridian has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 26 August 1943) and the coldest -17.9 °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
MeridianMississippi
- coords
- 32.36°, -88.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,158mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
109 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.6 cm
Average feels-like high
24.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
40.5 °C
26 August 1943
Coldest day
-17.9 °C
12 January 1962
Wettest day
138 mm
28 March 1951
Windiest day
63.1 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
161.3 km/h
29 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
11 January 1962
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
23 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 June 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 | 12.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 90 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 19.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 99 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 143 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 103 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 211 mm | +116 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 106 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 99 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 102 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 37 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meridian?
Meridian has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,158 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meridian?
The hottest day measured in Meridian between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1943, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meridian?
The coldest day measured in Meridian between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1962, at -17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Meridian?
Yes. Meridian gets on average 2.6 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Meridian warmed?
Yes: Meridian warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meridian?
The wettest day measured in Meridian between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1951, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meridian?
The windiest day measured in Meridian between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 63.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meridian?
The warmest month in Meridian is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Meridian?
Meridian receives on average 1,158 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meridian?
Meridian 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 Meridian?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meridian between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1940, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Meridian?
Yes: Meridian has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meridian?
In Meridian, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 13 August 2023, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 11 January 1962.
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