Vicksburg climate — normals and trends
Vicksburg (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,172 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Vicksburg averages 20 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Vicksburg 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 30 August 2000) and the coldest -17.8 °C (on 24 December 1963).
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
VicksburgMississippi
- coords
- 32.35°, -90.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,172mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.4 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
122 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
41.9 °C
30 August 2000
Coldest day
-17.8 °C
24 December 1963
Wettest day
144 mm
5 September 2011
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
10 September 1965
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
10 September 1965
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
2 July 1980
Coldest feels-like
-22.7 °C
24 December 1963
Snowiest day
12.8 cm
30 January 1949
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 | 11.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 136 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 120 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 142 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 67 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 103 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 106 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 27.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 100 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 21.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 52 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 16.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 68 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vicksburg?
Vicksburg has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 1,172 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vicksburg?
The hottest day measured in Vicksburg between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2000, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vicksburg?
The coldest day measured in Vicksburg between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1963, at -17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Vicksburg?
Yes. Vicksburg gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Vicksburg warmed?
Yes: Vicksburg warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vicksburg?
The wettest day measured in Vicksburg between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2011, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vicksburg?
The windiest day measured in Vicksburg between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1965, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vicksburg?
The warmest month in Vicksburg is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Vicksburg?
Vicksburg receives on average 1,172 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vicksburg?
Vicksburg gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vicksburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vicksburg between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, with 12.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vicksburg?
Yes: Vicksburg has on average 122 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vicksburg?
In Vicksburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 2 July 1980, and the lowest was -22.7 °C on 24 December 1963.
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