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30-year climate normals

Quitman County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 31.8°F.

Quitman County gets 56.71" of precipitation a year, and 31% of it falls in Mar, Apr, May.

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 50.2° 31.8° 5.12"
February 55.3° 35.4° 5.70"
March 64.2° 43.1° 5.53"
April 73.8° 51.0° 6.06"
May 82.0° 60.7° 5.91"
June 89.5° 68.6° 4.20"
July 92.1° 71.2° 3.00"
August 91.8° 70.5° 3.32"
September 87.0° 63.5° 3.14"
October 76.1° 50.5° 4.16"
November 63.6° 41.0° 4.51"
December 53.0° 34.7° 6.06"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 5.12"
February 5.70"
March 5.53"
April 6.06"
May 5.91"
June 4.20"
July 3.00"
August 3.32"
September 3.14"
October 4.16"
November 4.51"
December 6.06"
Annual total 56.71"

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 2,158
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,029
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.16¢/kWh, Mississippi average $349
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $171

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 Quitman County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Quitman County?

Quitman County averages a high of 92.1°F in July and a low of 31.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 56.71 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Quitman County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Quitman County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.1°F. That drives 2,158 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Quitman County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Quitman County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LAMBERT 1W, MS US (USC00224869), 3.3 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.