Ridgeland climate — normals and trends
Ridgeland (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,197 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ridgeland averages 30 frost days, 108 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Ridgeland 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 41.5 °C (on 28 August 1943) and the coldest -19.6 °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
RidgelandMississippi
- coords
- 32.43°, -90.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,197mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
108 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 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
41.5 °C
28 August 1943
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
12 January 1962
Wettest day
223 mm
5 September 2011
Windiest day
65.2 km/h
29 August 2005
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
29 August 2005
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
2 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-24.9 °C
12 January 1962
Snowiest day
11.7 cm
9 January 1962
Sunniest day
14.0 h
30 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 | 11.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 106 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 17.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 91 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 152 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 97 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 169 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 114 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 68 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 87 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 30 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 107 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 20.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 53 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 15.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | -59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ridgeland?
Ridgeland has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,197 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ridgeland?
The hottest day measured in Ridgeland between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1943, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ridgeland?
The coldest day measured in Ridgeland between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1962, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ridgeland?
Yes. Ridgeland gets on average 3.0 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Ridgeland warmed?
Yes: Ridgeland warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ridgeland?
The wettest day measured in Ridgeland between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2011, with 223 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ridgeland?
The windiest day measured in Ridgeland between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ridgeland?
The warmest month in Ridgeland is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ridgeland?
Ridgeland receives on average 1,197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ridgeland?
Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ridgeland between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1962, with 11.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ridgeland?
Yes: Ridgeland has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ridgeland?
In Ridgeland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 2 August 2010, and the lowest was -24.9 °C on 12 January 1962.
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