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Monthly climate in Moorhead, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Moorhead features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -15 °C (6 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1494 mm (58.8 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Moorhead enjoys an average of 3103 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Moorhead, Mississippi, United States §

The warmest months in Moorhead are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (47 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Moorhead experiences 158 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 20 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Moorhead, 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 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Moorhead, Mississippi, United States §

Moorhead usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 12 rainy days and 172 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Moorhead are July, September and November. On average, 91 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Moorhead, 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) 121 (4.8) 193 (7.6) 169 (6.7) 155 (6.1) 114 (4.5) 112 (4.4) 94 (3.7) 115 (4.5) 89 (3.5) 116 (4.6) 89 (3.5) 128 (5.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 14 14 9 10 12 12 12 7 9 8 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Moorhead, Mississippi, United States §

The sunniest months in Moorhead are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Moorhead: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Moorhead, 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 151 167 227 269 315 314 347 315 290 272 236 195
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 11m 10h 59m 11h 59m 13h 2m 13h 54m 14h 19m 14h 5m 13h 19m 12h 19m 11h 18m 10h 24m 9h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Moorhead, Mississippi, United States §

Moorhead experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, 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 Moorhead UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Moorhead, 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) 4 7 8 10 11 12 11 11 9 8 6 4