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30-year climate normals

Covington County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

94.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 34.0°F.

Covington County gets 58.07" of precipitation a year, and 29% of it falls in Dec, Jan, Feb.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 61.8° 34.0° 5.88"
February 66.3° 38.2° 5.13"
March 72.6° 44.4° 5.29"
April 79.6° 51.9° 5.09"
May 86.3° 60.5° 4.67"
June 91.8° 67.7° 3.94"
July 94.1° 70.4° 5.07"
August 93.7° 69.7° 4.93"
September 89.5° 64.5° 3.93"
October 80.7° 53.2° 3.81"
November 70.7° 42.6° 4.43"
December 63.5° 37.0° 5.90"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Dec, Jan, Feb).

January 5.88"
February 5.13"
March 5.29"
April 5.09"
May 4.67"
June 3.94"
July 5.07"
August 4.93"
September 3.93"
October 3.81"
November 4.43"
December 5.90"
Annual total 58.07"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 2,448
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,046
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Mississippi average $396
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $116

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Covington County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Covington County?

Covington County averages a high of 94.1°F in July and a low of 34.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 58.07 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Covington County?

The wettest stretch is Dec, Jan, Feb, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Covington County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 94.1°F. That drives 2,448 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Covington County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Covington County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station COLLINS, MS US (USC00221852), 0.8 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Mississippi residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.