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30-year climate normals

Lincoln County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

90.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 36.1°F.

Lincoln County gets 61.58" of precipitation a year, and 29% of it falls in Jan, Feb, Mar.

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 57.2° 36.1° 6.52"
February 61.6° 39.6° 5.88"
March 68.6° 46.0° 5.71"
April 75.0° 52.3° 5.84"
May 82.0° 61.3° 4.44"
June 87.6° 68.5° 4.57"
July 89.7° 70.8° 5.71"
August 90.1° 70.3° 5.14"
September 86.0° 65.2° 4.30"
October 77.5° 53.2° 3.64"
November 66.8° 43.2° 4.19"
December 59.4° 38.5° 5.64"

Rainfall by month

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

January 6.52"
February 5.88"
March 5.71"
April 5.84"
May 4.44"
June 4.57"
July 5.71"
August 5.14"
September 4.30"
October 3.64"
November 4.19"
December 5.64"
Annual total 61.58"

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 2,122
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,300
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Mississippi average $343
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $130

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 Lincoln County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County averages a high of 90.1°F in August and a low of 36.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 61.58 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Lincoln County?

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

How hot does it get in Lincoln County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 90.1°F. That drives 2,122 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Lincoln County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Lincoln County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BROOKHAVEN CITY, MS US (USC00221094), 0.7 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.