Ocean Springs climate — normals and trends
Ocean Springs (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,386 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ocean Springs averages 11 frost days, 92 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Ocean Springs 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 39.5 °C (on 26 August 2023) and the coldest -13.9 °C (on 21 January 1985).
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
Ocean SpringsMississippi
- coords
- 30.41°, -88.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,386mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
92 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
26.1 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
140 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
39.5 °C
26 August 2023
Coldest day
-13.9 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
214 mm
19 September 1947
Windiest day
93.1 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
184.7 km/h
29 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
26 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-20.5 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
11.8 cm
12 February 2010
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 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 | 14.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 92 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 20.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 122 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 22.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 111 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 67 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 218 mm | +122 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 161 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 147 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 161 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 13 mm | -114 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 91 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 22.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 11 mm | -83 mm |
| Dec | 17.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 90 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ocean Springs?
Ocean Springs has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,386 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ocean Springs?
The hottest day measured in Ocean Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2023, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ocean Springs?
The coldest day measured in Ocean Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ocean Springs?
Almost never: Ocean Springs sees virtually no snow, with about 11 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ocean Springs warmed?
Yes: Ocean Springs warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ocean Springs?
The wettest day measured in Ocean Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1947, with 214 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ocean Springs?
The windiest day measured in Ocean Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 93.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ocean Springs?
The warmest month in Ocean Springs is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Ocean Springs?
Ocean Springs receives on average 1,386 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ocean Springs?
Ocean Springs gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ocean Springs?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ocean Springs between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2010, with 11.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ocean Springs?
Yes: Ocean Springs has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ocean Springs?
In Ocean Springs, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 26 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.5 °C on 21 January 1985.
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