Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Coldest Winters in Mississippi
Average daily low in the coldest month, coldest counties first, with the heating degree days beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Winter low | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tishomingo County | 27.8°F | 3,641 | $1,233 |
| 2 | Benton County | 28.7°F | 3,498 | $1,069 |
| 3 | Marshall County | 29.0°F | 3,480 | $1,562 |
| 4 | Prentiss County | 29.0°F | 3,412 | $1,126 |
| 5 | Tippah County | 29.1°F | 3,541 | $1,225 |
| 6 | Montgomery County | 29.2°F | 3,305 | $1,102 |
| 7 | Yalobusha County | 29.7°F | 3,126 | $991 |
| 8 | Itawamba County | 29.9°F | 3,276 | $1,167 |
| 9 | DeSoto County | 30.2°F | 3,288 | $2,129 |
| 10 | Alcorn County | 30.4°F | 3,392 | $1,238 |
| 11 | Lafayette County | 30.6°F | 3,068 | $2,219 |
| 12 | Monroe County | 30.7°F | 3,101 | $1,123 |
| 13 | Panola County | 30.8°F | 3,106 | $1,174 |
| 14 | Tate County | 30.8°F | 3,106 | $1,571 |
| 15 | Holmes County | 31.0°F | 2,966 | $835 |
| 16 | Grenada County | 31.3°F | 2,897 | $1,213 |
| 17 | Pontotoc County | 31.4°F | 3,066 | $1,317 |
| 18 | Choctaw County | 31.6°F | 2,969 | $1,015 |
| 19 | Webster County | 31.6°F | 2,969 | $1,063 |
| 20 | Quitman County | 31.8°F | 3,029 | $788 |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 31.9°F | 2,813 | $870 |
| 22 | Coahoma County | 32.0°F | 3,010 | $937 |
| 23 | Chickasaw County | 32.3°F | 2,913 | $1,009 |
| 24 | Tunica County | 32.5°F | 3,025 | $1,386 |
| 25 | Noxubee County | 32.7°F | 2,804 | $911 |
| 26 | Attala County | 33.0°F | 2,777 | $1,054 |
| 27 | Bolivar County | 33.2°F | 2,824 | $1,191 |
| 28 | Clay County | 33.2°F | 2,699 | $1,121 |
| 29 | Oktibbeha County | 33.2°F | 2,699 | $1,930 |
| 30 | Smith County | 33.2°F | 2,733 | $1,086 |
| 31 | Leake County | 33.5°F | 2,548 | $1,112 |
| 32 | Lee County | 33.6°F | 2,727 | $1,678 |
| 33 | Madison County | 33.6°F | 2,629 | $2,435 |
| 34 | Union County | 33.6°F | 2,727 | $1,439 |
| 35 | Winston County | 33.9°F | 2,631 | $1,159 |
| 36 | Covington County | 34.0°F | 2,046 | $990 |
| 37 | Jasper County | 34.3°F | 2,532 | $1,135 |
| 38 | Neshoba County | 34.3°F | 2,532 | $991 |
| 39 | Newton County | 34.3°F | 2,532 | $1,031 |
| 40 | Scott County | 34.3°F | 2,532 | $932 |
| 41 | Jones County | 34.6°F | 2,138 | $1,227 |
| 42 | Carroll County | 34.7°F | 2,573 | $1,041 |
| 43 | Leflore County | 34.7°F | 2,573 | $1,018 |
| 44 | Sunflower County | 35.1°F | 2,601 | $1,044 |
| 45 | Washington County | 35.1°F | 2,619 | $1,009 |
| 46 | Hinds County | 35.2°F | 2,234 | $1,422 |
| 47 | Clarke County | 35.5°F | 2,302 | $1,093 |
| 48 | Greene County | 35.6°F | 1,987 | $967 |
| 49 | Perry County | 35.6°F | 1,987 | $1,207 |
| 50 | Tallahatchie County | 35.6°F | 2,508 | $859 |
| 51 | Claiborne County | 35.7°F | 2,163 | $847 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 35.7°F | 2,163 | $880 |
| 53 | Issaquena County | 35.8°F | 2,474 | $904 |
| 54 | Lowndes County | 35.8°F | 2,326 | $1,434 |
| 55 | Adams County | 35.9°F | 2,361 | $1,067 |
| 56 | Jefferson Davis County | 36.0°F | 1,893 | $913 |
| 57 | Lawrence County | 36.0°F | 1,893 | $1,037 |
| 58 | Humphreys County | 36.1°F | 2,515 | $946 |
| 59 | Lincoln County | 36.1°F | 2,300 | $1,248 |
| 60 | Wayne County | 36.1°F | 2,194 | $916 |
| 61 | Stone County | 36.2°F | 1,893 | $1,474 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 36.3°F | 2,094 | $960 |
| 63 | Wilkinson County | 36.3°F | 1,894 | $861 |
| 64 | Lauderdale County | 36.4°F | 2,115 | $1,219 |
| 65 | Kemper County | 36.5°F | 2,132 | $919 |
| 66 | Sharkey County | 36.5°F | 2,297 | $1,084 |
| 67 | Rankin County | 36.6°F | 2,222 | $1,933 |
| 68 | Amite County | 36.7°F | 2,108 | $908 |
| 69 | Walthall County | 37.0°F | 1,967 | $1,168 |
| 70 | Marion County | 37.6°F | 1,953 | $1,137 |
| 71 | Simpson County | 37.6°F | 1,888 | $1,082 |
| 72 | Forrest County | 38.1°F | 1,920 | $1,425 |
| 73 | Lamar County | 38.1°F | 1,920 | $1,906 |
| 74 | Pike County | 38.4°F | 1,920 | $1,104 |
| 75 | Warren County | 38.4°F | 2,078 | $1,361 |
| 76 | Pearl River County | 38.6°F | 1,931 | $1,570 |
| 77 | Yazoo County | 38.6°F | 1,977 | $1,246 |
| 78 | Copiah County | 39.3°F | 2,011 | $1,053 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 39.8°F | 1,911 | $1,822 |
| 80 | George County | 40.7°F | 1,616 | $1,516 |
| 81 | Jackson County | 40.9°F | 1,558 | $1,633 |
| 82 | Harrison County | 42.4°F | 1,507 | $1,754 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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