Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pascagoula features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1693 mm (66.6 inches) and receives 151 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pascagoula enjoys an average of 3296 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 3 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pascagoula are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (56 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pascagoula experiences 138 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Average high | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average low | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean minimum | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (28°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (39°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
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Pascagoula usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 228 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pascagoula are January, March and November. On average, 76 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 96 (3.8) | 115 (4.5) | 83 (3.3) | 114 (4.5) | 115 (4.5) | 261 (10.3) | 175 (6.9) | 241 (9.5) | 181 (7.1) | 138 (5.4) | 48 (1.9) | 126 (5.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
The sunniest months in Pascagoula are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pascagoula: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181 | 216 | 281 | 292 | 328 | 300 | 321 | 314 | 282 | 287 | 265 | 224 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 25m | 11h 6m | 12h 0m | 12h 55m | 13h 41m | 14h 3m | 13h 51m | 13h 10m | 12h 18m | 11h 23m | 10h 36m | 10h 12m |
Pascagoula experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July 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 Pascagoula UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |