Everyone wants a bit of a blissful breeze or a scoop of sunny sanctuary when looking for a place to live in Mississippi.
The more sun, the more you can go outside. The more you go outside, the more you’ll feel at peace. The more you’ll feel at peace, the more you’ll enjoy where you live.
So it makes sense to try and find the places with the best weather in Mississippi. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the number of sunny days, total precipitation, and the deviation from the ideal 70-degree weather for 43 places in Mississippi over 10,000 people.
Grab your shades and put away your raincoat as we look at the cities with the best weather in Mississippi.
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The 10 Cities With The Best Weather In Mississippi For 2024
What city has the best weather in Mississippi, with more than 10,000 people? The city with the best weather in Mississippi is Greenville with 0.3 sunny days and an average high of 74.2 degrees.
Read on below to see where your city ranked.
And if you already knew these places were beautiful, check out the best places to live in Mississippi or the cheapest places in Mississippi.
The 10 Snowiest Cities In Mississippi For 2024
Population: 33,119
Average Annual High: 74.2 degrees
Average Annual Low: 53.2 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 52.0 inches
Sunny Days: 297.0 days
More on Greenville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 11,421
Average Annual High: 75.3 degrees
Average Annual Low: 53.8 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 55.8 inches
Sunny Days: 291.2 days
More on Yazoo City: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 10,281
Average Annual High: 74.0 degrees
Average Annual Low: 53.6 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.7 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 54.0 inches
Sunny Days: 295.4 days
More on Indianola: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 12,339
Average Annual High: 73.6 degrees
Average Annual Low: 52.9 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.7 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 53.4 inches
Sunny Days: 295.4 days
More on Cleveland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 17,314
Average Annual High: 72.6 degrees
Average Annual Low: 52.0 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 1.2 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 53.4 inches
Sunny Days: 298.0 days
More on Clarksdale: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 10,861
Average Annual High: 76.2 degrees
Average Annual Low: 58.3 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 63.6 inches
Sunny Days: 292.7 days
More on Bay St. Louis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 24,276
Average Annual High: 75.9 degrees
Average Annual Low: 53.4 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.5 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 55.3 inches
Sunny Days: 295.0 days
More on Ridgeland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 13,413
Average Annual High: 75.6 degrees
Average Annual Low: 52.7 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 54.7 inches
Sunny Days: 291.2 days
More on Canton: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 26,662
Average Annual High: 71.6 degrees
Average Annual Low: 51.7 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 3.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 53.3 inches
Sunny Days: 291.8 days
More on Horn Lake: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 23,439
Average Annual High: 75.6 degrees
Average Annual Low: 54.6 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 0.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 56.4 inches
Sunny Days: 289.3 days
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How We Determined The Cities In Mississippi With The Best Weather
To rank the most fair weather cities in Mississippi, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Magnolia State get the best weather.
We used the following criteria to find the best weather:
- Number of sunny days
- Highest average low
- Average high deviation from 70 degrees
- Least amount of rain
- Least amount of snow
We ranked each city of over 10,000 people in Mississippi from best to worst on each criterion. We then averaged each ranking into a weather quality index. The city with the best index, Greenville, was anointed the city with the best weather in Mississippi.
Before we get too far, here are the annual precipitation rates for major cities:
- Jackson — 55.0 inches
- Gulfport — 64.3 inches
- Southaven — 53.8 inches
The cities with the best weather in Mississippi are Greenville, Yazoo City, Indianola, Cleveland, Clarksdale, Bay St. Louis, Ridgeland, Canton, Horn Lake, and Vicksburg.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
If you’re curious, here are the places with the worst weather in Mississippi:
- Corinth
- Petal
- Hattiesburg
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Detailed List Of Places With The Best Weather In Mississippi
| Rank | City | Population | Sunny Days | Avg. High | Precipitation (Inches) | Snow (Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville | 33,119 | 297.0 | 74.2 | 52.0 | 0.3 |
| 2 | Yazoo City | 11,421 | 291.2 | 75.3 | 55.8 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Indianola | 10,281 | 295.4 | 74.0 | 54.0 | 0.7 |
| 4 | Cleveland | 12,339 | 295.4 | 73.6 | 53.4 | 0.7 |
| 5 | Clarksdale | 17,314 | 298.0 | 72.6 | 53.4 | 1.2 |
| 6 | Bay St. Louis | 10,861 | 292.7 | 76.2 | 63.6 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ridgeland | 24,276 | 295.0 | 75.9 | 55.3 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Canton | 13,413 | 291.2 | 75.6 | 54.7 | 0.3 |
| 9 | Horn Lake | 26,662 | 291.8 | 71.6 | 53.3 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Vicksburg | 23,439 | 289.3 | 75.6 | 56.4 | 0.3 |
| 11 | Natchez | 15,474 | 291.2 | 76.3 | 60.1 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Clinton | 25,475 | 291.3 | 76.0 | 55.0 | 0.7 |
| 13 | Moss Point | 13,685 | 294.8 | 76.6 | 64.7 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jackson | 173,212 | 291.2 | 76.0 | 55.0 | 0.6 |
| 15 | Laurel | 18,770 | 292.9 | 76.6 | 56.9 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Madison | 25,167 | 290.4 | 75.8 | 55.5 | 0.5 |
| 17 | Pascagoula | 22,230 | 288.7 | 76.0 | 64.9 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Pearl | 26,222 | 291.2 | 75.9 | 55.5 | 0.7 |
| 19 | Gautier | 18,563 | 292.7 | 76.6 | 65.8 | 0.1 |
| 20 | Greenwood | 15,734 | 290.2 | 74.2 | 54.8 | 0.9 |
| 21 | Southaven | 51,090 | 288.6 | 71.3 | 53.8 | 3.1 |
| 22 | West Point | 11,122 | 290.1 | 74.0 | 56.1 | 0.4 |
| 23 | Biloxi | 44,825 | 288.0 | 76.4 | 64.5 | 0.2 |
| 24 | Starkville | 24,754 | 286.3 | 73.9 | 55.6 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Columbus | 23,360 | 287.9 | 74.2 | 56.4 | 0.2 |
| 26 | Gulfport | 70,642 | 288.5 | 76.7 | 64.3 | 0.1 |
| 27 | Meridian | 40,507 | 288.8 | 75.5 | 56.1 | 0.6 |
| 28 | Brandon | 22,897 | 289.2 | 76.0 | 56.4 | 0.5 |
| 29 | Brookhaven | 12,465 | 289.4 | 76.3 | 60.7 | 0.2 |
| 30 | Long Beach | 15,369 | 283.6 | 76.5 | 64.5 | 0.1 |
| 31 | Mccomb | 12,723 | 286.5 | 76.8 | 63.3 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Olive Branch | 35,018 | 286.3 | 71.0 | 54.2 | 2.3 |
| 33 | Hernando | 14,984 | 285.3 | 71.6 | 53.9 | 3.1 |
| 34 | Picayune | 10,784 | 283.6 | 77.7 | 63.4 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Oxford | 20,769 | 290.2 | 72.4 | 57.6 | 2.2 |
| 36 | Ocean Springs | 17,528 | 282.6 | 76.4 | 64.6 | 0.3 |
| 37 | Grenada | 12,908 | 286.6 | 73.5 | 56.7 | 0.6 |
| 38 | Byram | 11,592 | 288.4 | 76.2 | 56.7 | 0.8 |
| 39 | Tupelo | 35,561 | 287.8 | 72.8 | 56.6 | 1.3 |
| 40 | D’iberville | 10,532 | 282.6 | 76.6 | 64.7 | 0.2 |
| 41 | Hattiesburg | 46,762 | 287.4 | 77.4 | 60.7 | 0.4 |
| 42 | Petal | 10,723 | 286.5 | 77.2 | 60.1 | 0.4 |
| 43 | Corinth | 14,839 | 284.0 | 72.0 | 56.8 | 1.7 |
