Sure, a Saturday morning right after a foot of fluffy snow is the best thing ever. But that same amount of snow on Tuesday in Mississippi can make a commute last forever. Imagine it’s the dead of winter and the time of year when the ground is frozen, the air is bone-chilling, and there are piles of dirty, nasty, ice-encrusted snow all over the place.
This is about the time of year when you’re just about ready for spring — especially in Horn Lake, the snowiest place in Mississippi.
So, put on your parkas, snow boots, and gloves, and let’s go outside to see which Mississippi cities get dumped on the most every year. After analyzing all the cities in Mississippi with Saturday Night Science, we came up with this list as the 10 snowiest cities in Magnolia State.
3.3 inches of snow per year
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
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3.1 inches of snow per year
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Southaven is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, and a principal city in the Memphis metropolitan area. The 2010 census reported a population of 48,982, making Southaven the third-largest city in Mississippi. Southaven is traversed from north to south by the I-55/I-69 freeway. The city’s name derives from the fact that Southaven is located south of Whitehaven, a neighborhood in Memphis.
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3.1 inches of snow per year
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Hernando is a city in and the county seat of DeSoto County, which is on the northwest border of Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,090 at the 2010 census, up from 6,812 in 2000. DeSoto County is the second-most-populous county in the Memphis metropolitan area.
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2.3 inches of snow per year
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 33,484 at the 2010 census, up from 21,054 in 2000. Olive Branch is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, and is part of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region that consists of three counties in southwest Tennessee, five counties in northwest Mississippi, and two counties in eastern Arkansas. From 1990 to 2010 Olive Branch was the fastest growing city in the United States, with a growth rate of 838%. Along with other rapidly growing suburbs in DeSoto County, Olive Branch attributes most of its growth and development to the exodus of large numbers of middle-class families from central Memphis.
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2.2 inches of snow per year
Located in
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1837, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract.
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2.1 inches of snow per year
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1.9 inches of snow per year
Located in
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Pontotoc is a city in, and the county seat of, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, located to the west of the much larger city of Tupelo. The population was 5,625 at the 2010 census.
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1.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Alcorn County, Mississippi
Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.
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1.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Marshall County, Mississippi
Holly Springs is a city in and county seat of Marshall County, Mississippi, United States at the border with southern Tennessee.
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1.5 inches of snow per year
Located in
Union County, Mississippi
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How We Determined The Cities In Mississippi With The Most Snow
In order to rank the snowiest 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 most annual snowfall.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our second time ranking the snowiest cities in Mississippi.
Before we get too far, here are the annual snowfall rates for major cities: Jackson (0.6 inches), Gulfport (0.1 inches), and Southaven (3.1 inches).
The snowiest cities in Mississippi are Horn Lake, Southaven, Hernando, Olive Branch, Oxford, Ripley, Pontotoc, Corinth, Holly Springs, and New Albany.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
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Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In Mississippi
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| Rank | City | Snow (Inches) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horn Lake | 3.3 | 26,662 |
| 2 | Southaven | 3.1 | 51,090 |
| 3 | Hernando | 3.1 | 14,984 |
| 4 | Olive Branch | 2.3 | 35,018 |
| 5 | Oxford | 2.2 | 20,769 |
| 6 | Ripley | 2.1 | 5,350 |
| 7 | Pontotoc | 1.9 | 5,808 |
| 8 | Corinth | 1.7 | 14,839 |
| 9 | Holly Springs | 1.7 | 7,572 |
| 10 | New Albany | 1.5 | 8,466 |
| 11 | Tupelo | 1.3 | 35,561 |
| 12 | Booneville | 1.3 | 8,780 |
| 13 | Clarksdale | 1.2 | 17,314 |
| 14 | Senatobia | 1.1 | 8,017 |
| 15 | Greenwood | 0.9 | 15,734 |
| 16 | Byram | 0.8 | 11,592 |
| 17 | Philadelphia | 0.8 | 7,433 |
| 18 | Richland | 0.8 | 7,055 |
| 19 | Pearl | 0.7 | 26,222 |
| 20 | Clinton | 0.7 | 25,475 |
| 21 | Cleveland | 0.7 | 12,339 |
| 22 | Indianola | 0.7 | 10,281 |
| 23 | Jackson | 0.6 | 173,212 |
| 24 | Meridian | 0.6 | 40,507 |
| 25 | Grenada | 0.6 | 12,908 |
| 26 | Flowood | 0.6 | 8,385 |
| 27 | Batesville | 0.6 | 7,413 |
| 28 | Louisville | 0.6 | 6,407 |
| 29 | Madison | 0.5 | 25,167 |
| 30 | Ridgeland | 0.5 | 24,276 |
| 31 | Brandon | 0.5 | 22,897 |
| 32 | Kosciusko | 0.5 | 7,242 |
| 33 | Hattiesburg | 0.4 | 46,762 |
| 34 | West Point | 0.4 | 11,122 |
| 35 | Petal | 0.4 | 10,723 |
| 36 | Greenville | 0.3 | 33,119 |
| 37 | Starkville | 0.3 | 24,754 |
| 38 | Vicksburg | 0.3 | 23,439 |
| 39 | Ocean Springs | 0.3 | 17,528 |
| 40 | Canton | 0.3 | 13,413 |
| 41 | Columbia | 0.3 | 6,367 |
| 42 | Aberdeen | 0.3 | 5,466 |
| 43 | Biloxi | 0.2 | 44,825 |
| 44 | Columbus | 0.2 | 23,360 |
| 45 | Brookhaven | 0.2 | 12,465 |
| 46 | D’Iberville | 0.2 | 10,532 |
| 47 | Amory | 0.2 | 7,151 |
| 48 | West Hattiesburg | 0.2 | 6,674 |
| 49 | Gulfport | 0.1 | 70,642 |
| 50 | Gautier | 0.1 | 18,563 |
| 51 | Natchez | 0.1 | 15,474 |
| 52 | Long Beach | 0.1 | 15,369 |
| 53 | Gulf Hills | 0.1 | 8,493 |
| 54 | St. Martin | 0.1 | 7,728 |
| 55 | Latimer | 0.1 | 7,009 |
| 56 | Gulf Park Estates | 0.1 | 6,113 |
| 57 | Vancleave | 0.1 | 5,783 |
| 58 | Forest | 0.1 | 5,713 |
| 59 | Pascagoula | 0.0 | 22,230 |
| 60 | Laurel | 0.0 | 18,770 |
| 61 | Moss Point | 0.0 | 13,685 |
| 62 | McComb | 0.0 | 12,723 |
| 63 | Yazoo City | 0.0 | 11,421 |
| 64 | Bay St. Louis | 0.0 | 10,861 |
| 65 | Picayune | 0.0 | 10,784 |
| 66 | Diamondhead | 0.0 | 8,246 |
| 67 | Waveland | 0.0 | 6,449 |
| 68 | Pass Christian | 0.0 | 5,130 |
Source: NOAA snowfall data via Saturday Night Science. 68 Mississippi cities ranked.
Summary
Summary: The Snowiest Cities In Mississippi For 2026
If you’re looking for the Mississippi cities that get buried in snow each winter, this is an accurate list.
The snowiest cities in Mississippi are Horn Lake, Southaven, Hernando, Olive Branch, Oxford, Ripley, Pontotoc, Corinth, Holly Springs, and New Albany.
