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Monthly climate in Shelby, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shelby features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1524 mm (60.0 inches) and receives 129 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shelby enjoys an average of 3085 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 55 minutes to 14 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shelby, Mississippi, United States §

The warmest months in Shelby 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 7 to 10 °C (45 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shelby experiences 152 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 25 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Shelby, 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
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average low 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)
Minimum -13°C
(8°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shelby, Mississippi, United States §

Shelby usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 13 rainy days and 171 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shelby 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 Shelby, 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) 113 (4.5) 203 (8.0) 168 (6.6) 142 (5.6) 126 (5.0) 123 (4.8) 101 (4.0) 126 (4.9) 88 (3.5) 114 (4.5) 83 (3.3) 138 (5.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 15 14 10 11 13 11 12 7 8 8 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Shelby, Mississippi, United States §

The sunniest months in Shelby are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shelby: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shelby, 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 149 162 220 262 318 316 352 315 290 267 235 194
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 10m 10h 58m 11h 59m 13h 2m 13h 55m 14h 21m 14h 7m 13h 20m 12h 20m 11h 17m 10h 22m 9h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Shelby, Mississippi, United States §

Shelby 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 Shelby UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shelby, 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 7 6 4