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Monthly climate in Laurel, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Laurel features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -11 °C (12 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1480 mm (58.3 inches) and receives 141 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Laurel enjoys an average of 3109 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 6 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Laurel, Mississippi, United States §

The warmest months in Laurel are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (50 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Laurel experiences 181 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 17 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Laurel, Mississippi, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -11°C
(12°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Laurel, Mississippi, United States §

Laurel usually has the most precipitation in May, June and August, with an average of 15 rainy days and 151 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Laurel are September, October and November. On average, 90 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Laurel, Mississippi, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 114 (4.5) 130 (5.1) 116 (4.5) 128 (5.0) 144 (5.7) 166 (6.5) 130 (5.1) 143 (5.6) 95 (3.7) 98 (3.9) 76 (3.0) 141 (5.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 13 11 8 12 16 18 17 10 9 7 12

Monthly sunshine hours in Laurel, Mississippi, United States §

The sunniest months in Laurel are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Laurel: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Laurel, Mississippi, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 169 179 245 279 311 291 318 307 280 272 252 201
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 19m 11h 3m 12h 0m 12h 58m 13h 46m 14h 10m 13h 57m 13h 14m 12h 18m 11h 21m 10h 31m 10h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Laurel, Mississippi, United States §

Laurel experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Laurel UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Laurel, Mississippi, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 11 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 4