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The climate of Mississippi (United States of America)
The state of Mississippi is located in the southeastern part of the United States and was named after the river that flows through this ‘Magnolia State’. Mississippi has a fairly flat landscape. The climate of Mississippi is very favorable for growing crops. This is why the cultivation of cotton flourished here. Because of the many slaves that were put to work in the cotton fields in Mississippi a large part of the population is Afro-American. Mississippi has a warm maritime climate with long and hot summers and fairly short and mild winters. Summers last for 4-5 months. During this period average maximum temperatures are between 29-34 degrees Celsius (84-93 degrees Fahrenheit) and one in every three days is a day with precipitation. During hurricane season, which is from July till December there is a risk of hurricanes which come from the Gulf of Mexico. The amount of rain that falls during a hurricane may cause floods. A recent example is hurricane Katrina which caused 238 casualties in the state of Mississippi in 2005. Another disastrous phenomenon that occurs in Mississippi are tornadoes. Every year these storms cause a lot of problems in this state. On average 27 tornadoes can be recorded per year, a quarter of which can be categorized in the highest category.

Climate information of places in Mississippi
The climate information given on this page is only brief. Specific information on weather and climate can be found on the pages per region or city. The following climate information is available for Mississippi:

Climate information
Throughout Mississippi several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for Jackson and cannot be seen as an average for this state. For climate figures for other places and regions in Mississippi please, visit the individual climate pages.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	13	1	5	11		n/a
February	16	3	6	9		n/a
March	21	7	7	10		n/a
April	25	12	8	8		n/a
May	29	16	9	9		n/a
June	32	20	10	9		n/a
July	33	22	9	11		n/a
August	33	21	9	10		n/a
September	31	18	8	9		n/a
October	26	11	8	6		n/a
November	20	6	6	8		n/a
December	15	3	5	10		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below apply to Jackson. For climate figures on specific regions and places please, visit the relevant individual climate pages.

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
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