Gulf Hills, MS climate
Gulf Hills has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Gulf Hills feels like
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Gulf Hills weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 43° | 5.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 44° – 57° |
| February | 63° | 46° | 4.2" | 0.3" | 9 | 0 | 46° – 63° |
| March | 69° | 52° | 5.4" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55° – 69° |
| April | 75° | 59° | 5.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62° – 71° |
| May | 82° | 67° | 5.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72° – 78° |
| June | 88° | 73° | 6.7" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 78° – 84° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 7.8" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 80° – 84° |
| August | 89° | 75° | 7.0" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 79° – 85° |
| September | 86° | 71° | 5.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 77° – 82° |
| October | 79° | 61° | 3.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| November | 69° | 50° | 4.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 54° – 65° |
| December | 62° | 45° | 5.0" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47° – 61° |
| Year | 76° | 60° | 65.7" | 0.3" | 103 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Gulf Hills
Gulf Hills gets 66 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 103 days a year.
About 301 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by February 12 and the first one by December 14. That leaves about 301 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 95% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Gulf Hills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Gulf Hills, 35% of that work is heating and 65% is cooling, so air conditioning is the bigger bill.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Gulf Hills and its neighbors
Gulf Hills borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Ocean Springs has both the coldest January nights (43°) and the hottest July afternoons (89°). Gulf Hills’s January low is 43° and its July high 89°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Gulf Hills compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Gulf Hills averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.2°). The shift is smaller than in 91% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Gulf Hills’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 46° to 63°. July is the most reliable, staying within 4°.
Common questions about Gulf Hills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Gulf Hills?
January, with a typical high of 60° and a low of 43°.
What is the hottest month in Gulf Hills?
August, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 75°. About 52 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Gulf Hills get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.3 inches.
When is the first frost in Gulf Hills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by December 14, and the last spring frost by February 12.
What is the rainiest month in Gulf Hills?
July, with 7.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 66 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Gulf Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Ocean Springs, MS (2 mi, snow) and Biloxi, MS (11 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.