Pascagoula climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pascagoula?

Pascagoula has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,428 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pascagoula?

The hottest day measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2024, reaching 33.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pascagoula?

The coldest day measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -9.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pascagoula?

Almost never: Pascagoula sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pascagoula warmed?

Yes: Pascagoula warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pascagoula?

The wettest day measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1947, with 209 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pascagoula?

The windiest day measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 129.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pascagoula?

The warmest month in Pascagoula is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pascagoula?

Pascagoula receives on average 1,428 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pascagoula?

Pascagoula gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pascagoula (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,428 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 August (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Pascagoula averages 1 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.

Pascagoula has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 5 August 2024) and the coldest -9.6 °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

PascagoulaMississippi

coords: 30.37°, -88.56°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

20.7°C

Average daily high

22.3°C

Average daily low

18.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,428mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

24.3km/h

Seasonal range

15.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

15 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

129 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.4 cm

Average feels-like high

23.7 °C

Average feels-like low

18.4 °C

Average peak gust

35.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

183 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

33.6 °C

5 August 2024

Coldest day

-9.6 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

209 mm

19 September 1947

Windiest day

129.0 km/h

29 August 2005

Strongest gust

187.6 km/h

16 September 2004

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

15 July 1980

Coldest feels-like

-17.7 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

8.1 cm

21 January 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

23 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	32.8 °C28 July 2025	-3.7 °C22 January 2025	21.6 °C	1,252 mm	34	3
2024	33.6 °C5 August 2024	-1.6 °C17 January 2024	21.9 °C	1,702 mm	39	1
2023	32.9 °C26 August 2023	4.3 °C14 January 2023	22.0 °C	1,186 mm	54	0
2022	32.9 °C18 June 2022	-2.4 °C24 December 2022	21.1 °C	1,564 mm	20	2
2021	31.3 °C23 August 2021	-1.5 °C16 February 2021	21.1 °C	1,888 mm	13	1
2020	32.4 °C5 September 2020	2.4 °C21 January 2020	21.7 °C	1,749 mm	13	0
2019	32.2 °C4 September 2019	2.9 °C13 November 2019	21.5 °C	1,208 mm	34	0
2018	31.7 °C22 July 2018	-2.6 °C17 January 2018	21.5 °C	1,671 mm	19	4
2017	31.1 °C20 July 2017	0.4 °C7 January 2017	21.7 °C	1,706 mm	13	0
2016	31.3 °C20 July 2016	2.8 °C24 January 2016	21.7 °C	1,476 mm	22	0
2015	32.2 °C29 July 2015	-1.5 °C8 January 2015	21.5 °C	1,378 mm	34	1
2014	33.1 °C24 August 2014	-3.4 °C7 January 2014	20.2 °C	1,560 mm	8	5
2013	31.3 °C14 June 2013	2.3 °C3 March 2013	20.7 °C	1,698 mm	6	0
2012	32.9 °C25 June 2012	1.1 °C12 February 2012	21.6 °C	1,493 mm	12	0
2011	32.4 °C26 August 2011	-0.8 °C13 January 2011	21.1 °C	1,185 mm	40	1
2010	32.6 °C31 July 2010	-2.7 °C9 January 2010	20.3 °C	1,571 mm	33	4
2009	31.3 °C23 June 2009	1.0 °C21 January 2009	20.9 °C	1,633 mm	13	0
2008	31.1 °C22 August 2008	0.0 °C3 January 2008	20.8 °C	1,285 mm	6	0
2007	31.4 °C8 August 2007	0.3 °C16 February 2007	21.2 °C	1,000 mm	27	0
2006	31.6 °C24 June 2006	1.2 °C8 December 2006	21.3 °C	890 mm	17	0
2005	31.3 °C19 September 2005	0.5 °C23 January 2005	20.9 °C	1,653 mm	20	0
2004	31.5 °C24 July 2004	1.6 °C28 January 2004	20.8 °C	1,489 mm	14	0
2003	30.9 °C14 August 2003	-2.3 °C24 January 2003	20.4 °C	1,581 mm	1	1
2002	31.4 °C18 July 2002	0.4 °C4 March 2002	20.7 °C	1,781 mm	8	0
2001	30.0 °C17 June 2001	-0.1 °C2 January 2001	20.6 °C	1,276 mm	5	1
2000	32.9 °C15 July 2000	-0.8 °C20 December 2000	21.0 °C	1,015 mm	37	1
1999	32.6 °C3 August 1999	-1.0 °C5 January 1999	21.3 °C	988 mm	27	2
1998	32.3 °C5 July 1998	1.3 °C12 March 1998	21.3 °C	1,928 mm	27	0
1997	32.1 °C4 July 1997	0.0 °C17 January 1997	20.3 °C	1,681 mm	17	0
1996	31.0 °C11 July 1996	-4.2 °C4 February 1996	20.2 °C	1,176 mm	6	6
1995	32.7 °C16 August 1995	1.2 °C10 December 1995	20.8 °C	1,797 mm	37	0
1994	30.0 °C16 June 1994	-0.3 °C19 January 1994	20.6 °C	1,511 mm	1	1
1993	31.4 °C31 July 1993	2.3 °C14 March 1993	20.4 °C	1,565 mm	15	0
1992	30.9 °C8 July 1992	2.6 °C16 January 1992	20.4 °C	1,704 mm	8	0
1991	31.2 °C14 July 1991	1.8 °C16 February 1991	21.0 °C	1,836 mm	15	0
1990	31.7 °C4 August 1990	2.2 °C24 December 1990	21.4 °C	909 mm	30	0
1989	32.5 °C2 September 1989	-8.3 °C23 December 1989	20.3 °C	1,432 mm	13	4
1988	30.4 °C14 August 1988	0.2 °C12 February 1988	20.0 °C	1,618 mm	4	0
1987	31.5 °C12 July 1987	0.6 °C27 January 1987	20.3 °C	1,520 mm	20	0
1986	31.9 °C1 August 1986	0.2 °C12 February 1986	20.8 °C	1,197 mm	15	0
1985	30.5 °C31 August 1985	-9.6 °C21 January 1985	20.5 °C	1,435 mm	4	4
1984	30.3 °C25 June 1984	-0.7 °C6 February 1984	20.1 °C	1,050 mm	1	2
1983	31.8 °C25 August 1983	-7.2 °C25 December 1983	19.7 °C	1,697 mm	18	4
1982	31.3 °C28 August 1982	-5.9 °C11 January 1982	20.9 °C	1,573 mm	14	3
1981	32.5 °C18 July 1981	-1.1 °C19 December 1981	20.5 °C	1,066 mm	29	3
1980	32.6 °C15 July 1980	-1.3 °C2 March 1980	20.6 °C	1,583 mm	25	3
1979	30.9 °C5 August 1979	-2.0 °C3 January 1979	20.1 °C	1,700 mm	8	3
1978	31.8 °C3 August 1978	-0.4 °C15 January 1978	20.0 °C	1,360 mm	15	3
1977	31.9 °C14 July 1977	-5.8 °C19 January 1977	20.2 °C	1,436 mm	6	4
1976	30.7 °C24 August 1976	-0.4 °C9 January 1976	19.8 °C	1,212 mm	6	1
1975	31.3 °C5 July 1975	-0.1 °C19 December 1975	20.7 °C	1,856 mm	8	1
1974	30.8 °C12 July 1974	1.7 °C26 February 1974	21.0 °C	956 mm	2	0
1973	32.0 °C21 August 1973	0.1 °C10 February 1973	20.7 °C	1,610 mm	9	0
1972	32.2 °C21 August 1972	0.1 °C16 January 1972	21.1 °C	1,059 mm	17	0
1971	31.5 °C16 August 1971	-0.4 °C10 February 1971	20.7 °C	1,214 mm	8	3
1970	30.5 °C2 July 1970	-2.3 °C9 January 1970	20.0 °C	1,508 mm	10	5
1969	32.2 °C9 July 1969	0.1 °C5 January 1969	20.0 °C	1,421 mm	13	0
1968	31.4 °C24 August 1968	0.3 °C14 January 1968	19.8 °C	758 mm	11	0
1967	31.0 °C26 June 1967	1.5 °C8 February 1967	20.4 °C	1,205 mm	4	0
1966	32.1 °C8 July 1966	-6.1 °C30 January 1966	20.0 °C	1,350 mm	8	2
1965	31.2 °C20 July 1965	-1.8 °C17 January 1965	20.6 °C	1,242 mm	5	1
1964	31.6 °C31 August 1964	-1.3 °C14 January 1964	20.2 °C	1,398 mm	14	1
1963	30.7 °C26 August 1963	-6.1 °C24 January 1963	20.2 °C	1,073 mm	12	6
1962	32.4 °C9 August 1962	-7.5 °C11 January 1962	20.6 °C	829 mm	24	6
1961	31.7 °C5 September 1961	0.5 °C29 January 1961	20.2 °C	1,639 mm	7	0
1960	31.2 °C30 August 1960	0.3 °C22 December 1960	19.9 °C	1,123 mm	10	0
1959	30.8 °C29 August 1959	0.7 °C5 January 1959	20.2 °C	1,909 mm	3	0
1958	31.8 °C12 August 1958	-1.0 °C13 February 1958	19.9 °C	1,413 mm	12	2
1957	32.5 °C11 July 1957	0.7 °C12 December 1957	20.9 °C	1,491 mm	9	0
1956	31.4 °C8 August 1956	3.7 °C13 January 1956	20.8 °C	1,548 mm	7	0
1955	32.6 °C22 August 1955	0.3 °C12 February 1955	20.7 °C	1,266 mm	10	0
1954	32.0 °C29 June 1954	2.3 °C8 February 1954	20.8 °C	811 mm	26	0
1953	30.9 °C19 June 1953	3.1 °C18 December 1953	21.0 °C	1,721 mm	8	0
1952	32.3 °C25 July 1952	1.1 °C15 December 1952	20.8 °C	1,141 mm	16	0
1951	32.4 °C12 August 1951	-5.4 °C2 February 1951	21.0 °C	1,189 mm	26	3
1950	30.9 °C4 September 1950	0.7 °C25 November 1950	20.9 °C	1,096 mm	4	0
1949	31.2 °C30 June 1949	2.7 °C31 January 1949	21.3 °C	1,872 mm	4	0
1948	30.8 °C15 August 1948	-2.3 °C18 January 1948	20.9 °C	2,108 mm	7	2
1947	31.4 °C5 August 1947	0.1 °C10 February 1947	20.7 °C	1,938 mm	20	0
1946	30.9 °C20 August 1946	3.5 °C23 January 1946	21.0 °C	1,830 mm	9	0
1945	30.8 °C4 September 1945	0.6 °C20 December 1945	21.0 °C	1,273 mm	4	0
1944	31.7 °C19 June 1944	3.8 °C12 December 1944	21.3 °C	1,634 mm	23	0
1943	32.8 °C16 August 1943	0.9 °C3 March 1943	20.6 °C	1,321 mm	29	0
1942	32.5 °C21 July 1942	0.3 °C8 January 1942	20.5 °C	1,268 mm	13	0
1941	32.0 °C10 August 1941	3.5 °C9 February 1941	20.4 °C	1,174 mm	14	0
1940	30.6 °C1 September 1940	-3.3 °C27 January 1940	19.7 °C	1,706 mm	7	4

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.3 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

3 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1252 mm

-176 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	13.1 °C	-1.4 °C	90 mm	-31 mm
Feb	17.1 °C	+1.7 °C	121 mm	+1 mm
Mar	19.6 °C	+1.6 °C	121 mm	-17 mm
Apr	23.4 °C	+2.0 °C	57 mm	-41 mm
May	26.0 °C	+0.8 °C	223 mm	+138 mm
Jun	28.9 °C	+0.9 °C	104 mm	-9 mm
Jul	30.4 °C	+1.5 °C	135 mm	-10 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	+0.4 °C	137 mm	-15 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+1.1 °C	27 mm	-134 mm
Oct	25.4 °C	+1.4 °C	132 mm	+51 mm
Nov	20.4 °C	+0.9 °C	7 mm	-93 mm
Dec	16.9 °C	+0.7 °C	97 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.8 °C

28 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-3.7 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

60.8 mm

5 Oct 2025

Windiest day

51.3 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

81.7 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.4 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.5 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

8.1 cm

21 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

23 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pascagoula?

Pascagoula has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,428 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pascagoula?

The hottest day measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2024, reaching 33.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pascagoula?

The coldest day measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -9.6 °C.

Does it snow in Pascagoula?

Almost never: Pascagoula sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pascagoula warmed?

Yes: Pascagoula warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pascagoula?

The wettest day measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1947, with 209 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pascagoula?

The windiest day measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 129.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pascagoula?

The warmest month in Pascagoula is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Pascagoula?

Pascagoula receives on average 1,428 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pascagoula?

Pascagoula gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pascagoula?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pascagoula between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2025, with 8.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Pascagoula?

Yes: Pascagoula has on average 183 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pascagoula?

In Pascagoula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 15 July 1980, and the lowest was -17.7 °C on 21 January 1985.

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