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Towns with the coolest summers in Mississippi

Ranked by the typical afternoon high in July, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. Neighboring towns on the same 5 km grid square have the same numbers, so each square is listed once, under its largest town. 102 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Hernando
Mississippi · Coolest summers

Where Hernando lands: #30 of 102

90.8° · Visit Hernando →

Ocean Springs 1 Ocean Springs 89.2° Days at 90°+ 52 Gulf Hills 2 Gulf Hills 89.2° Days at 90°+ 52 St. Martin 3 St. Martin 89.2° Days at 90°+ 52
#TownJuly highDays at 90°+July low
1 Ocean Springs Ocean Springs18,646 people 89.2° 52 75°
2 Gulf Hills Gulf Hills8,451 people 89.2° 52 75°
3 St. Martin St. Martin8,139 people 89.2° 52 75°
4 Pascagoula Pascagoula21,710 people 89.3° 80 75°
5 Map of Long Beach Long Beach17,009 people 89.3° 44 75°
6 Bay St. Louis Bay St. Louis10,188 people 89.3° 48 75°
7 Map of Gautier Gautier19,046 people 89.4° 80 74°
8 D'Iberville D'Iberville13,203 people 89.4° 52 75°
9 Diamondhead Diamondhead9,338 people 89.5° 48 75°
10 Pass Christian Pass Christian6,097 people 89.5° 48 74°
11 Iuka Iuka3,110 people 89.6° 41 68°
12 Waveland Waveland7,062 people 89.7° 48 74°
13 Map of Latimer Latimer6,756 people 89.7° 52 73°
14 Biloxi Biloxi48,861 people 89.8° 52 73°
15 Booneville Booneville9,246 people 89.9° 41 69°
16 Ripley Ripley5,377 people 89.9° 48 69°
17 Corinth Corinth14,323 people 90.0° 60 69°
18 Gulfport Gulfport73,003 people 90.1° 69 72°
19 Holly Springs Holly Springs6,704 people 90.1° 62 70°
20 Oxford Oxford26,411 people 90.2° 74 70°
21 Moss Point Moss Point11,957 people 90.4° 80 73°
22 Baldwyn Baldwyn3,138 people 90.4° 41 70°
23 New Albany New Albany7,663 people 90.5° 59 70°
24 Pontotoc Pontotoc5,806 people 90.5° 52 70°
25 Map of Escatawpa Escatawpa3,494 people 90.5° 80 72°
26 Guntown Guntown2,594 people 90.5° 66 70°
27 Kosciusko Kosciusko6,933 people 90.6° 62 70°
28 Saltillo Saltillo4,952 people 90.7° 66 70°
29 Winona Winona4,183 people 90.7° 51 70°
30 Hernando Hernando17,949 people 90.8° 69 72°
31 Map of Louisville Louisville5,983 people 90.8° 66 70°
32 Fulton Fulton4,576 people 90.8° 56 70°
33 Olive Branch Olive Branch47,019 people 90.9° 71 71°
34 Tupelo Tupelo37,791 people 90.9° 70 70°
35 Philadelphia Philadelphia6,996 people 90.9° 81 69°
36 Houston Houston3,741 people 90.9° 54 70°
37 Map of Verona Verona2,748 people 90.9° 76 70°
38 Southaven Southaven56,226 people 91.0° 72 72°
39 Horn Lake Horn Lake26,647 people 91.0° 72 72°
40 Senatobia Senatobia8,380 people 91.0° 75 71°
41 Batesville Batesville7,387 people 91.0° 66 71°
42 Map of Vancleave Vancleave5,078 people 91.0° 80 72°
43 Map of Pearl River Pearl River4,047 people 91.0° 81 69°
44 Bridgetown3,195 people 91.0° 71 72°
45 Clarksdale Clarksdale14,231 people 91.1° 67 72°
46 Cleveland Cleveland10,623 people 91.1° 93 72°
47 Map of Forest Forest5,357 people 91.1° 74 69°
48 Carthage Carthage4,866 people 91.1° 77 70°
49 Brookhaven Brookhaven11,650 people 91.2° 69 70°
50 Wiggins Wiggins4,293 people 91.2° 84 71°
51 Morton Morton3,656 people 91.2° 74 70°
52 Water Valley Water Valley3,376 people 91.2° 69 70°
53 Nicholson Nicholson3,146 people 91.2° 71 72°
54 Poplarville Poplarville2,847 people 91.2° 84 71°
55 Ruleville Ruleville2,632 people 91.2° 80 72°
56 Hide-A-Way Lake2,569 people 91.2° 71 72°
57 Meridian Meridian34,137 people 91.3° 86 70°
58 Amory Amory6,500 people 91.3° 63 70°
59 Aberdeen Aberdeen4,890 people 91.3° 63 71°
60 Starkville25,721 people 91.4° 78 71°
61 Grenada Grenada12,375 people 91.4° 59 71°
62 Picayune Picayune11,900 people 91.4° 71 72°
63 Mississippi State4,655 people 91.4° 78 70°
64 Beechwood4,168 people 91.4° 74 72°
65 Hazlehurst Hazlehurst3,520 people 91.4° 78 71°
66 Newton Newton3,116 people 91.4° 86 70°
67 Madison Madison27,946 people 91.5° 85 71°
68 Greenwood Greenwood14,086 people 91.5° 85 72°
69 Map of McComb McComb12,049 people 91.5° 84 71°
70 Map of West Hattiesburg West Hattiesburg6,715 people 91.5° 85 71°
71 Map of Crystal Springs Crystal Springs4,752 people 91.5° 84 71°
72 Brandon Brandon25,542 people 91.6° 85 70°
73 Map of Ridgeland Ridgeland24,587 people 91.6° 85 71°
74 Yazoo City Yazoo City10,219 people 91.6° 90 72°
75 West Point West Point9,900 people 91.6° 78 71°
76 Indianola Indianola9,062 people 91.6° 73 72°
77 Lucedale Lucedale2,995 people 91.6° — 71°
78 Map of New Hope New Hope3,952 people 91.7° 83 71°
79 Magee Magee3,943 people 91.7° 77 70°
80 Gluckstadt3,236 people 91.7° 85 71°
81 Map of Magnolia Magnolia3,059 people 91.7° 84 71°
82 Jackson Jackson146,631 people 91.8° 83 71°
83 Pearl Pearl27,737 people 91.8° 85 71°
84 Clinton Clinton27,195 people 91.8° 83 71°
85 Map of Natchez Natchez14,192 people 91.8° 67 72°
86 Canton Canton10,811 people 91.8° 77 71°
87 Greenville Greenville28,166 people 91.9° 79 73°
88 Columbus23,348 people 91.9° 83 71°
89 Vicksburg Vicksburg20,589 people 91.9° 74 72°
90 Byram Byram12,799 people 91.9° 85 71°
91 Petal Petal11,294 people 91.9° 96 71°
92 Florence Florence4,696 people 91.9° 85 71°
93 Waynesboro Waynesboro4,518 people 91.9° 87 71°
94 Macon Macon3,333 people 91.9° 75 71°
95 Hattiesburg Hattiesburg48,619 people 92.0° 85 71°
96 Map of Flowood Flowood10,587 people 92.0° 85 71°
97 Map of Richland Richland7,346 people 92.0° 85 71°
98 Columbia Columbia6,632 people 92.0° 90 71°
99 Map of Leakesville Leakesville4,959 people 92.0° 113 71°
100 Leland Leland3,777 people 92.0° 86 73°
101 Laurel Laurel17,679 people 92.2° 82 71°
102 Ellisville Ellisville4,521 people 92.2° 82 71°

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the typical afternoon high in July, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. The lowest ranks first. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast, and each town’s Climate page shows its whole year month by month.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals, about 5 km (3 miles) square, read at each town’s center, so hills and coastlines are built in. Towns whose centers fall in the same square have the same numbers, so only the largest of them is listed.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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