Weather in Marion County

Calculated from weather data of Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport (KPIB) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	60.0	58.0	65.0	60.0	60.0	62.0
February	68.0	68.0	71.0	65.0	58.0	65.0
March	73.0	71.0	74.0	74.0	72.0	77.0
April	77.0	78.0	76.0	77.0	75.0	77.0
May	84.0		84.0	87.0	81.0	83.0
June	89.0		91.0	93.0	87.0	88.0
July	91.0		93.0	91.0	89.0	89.0
August	91.0		99.0	88.0	91.0	90.0
September	88.0		92.0	87.0	85.0	84.0
October	79.0		80.0	79.0	79.0	79.0
November	68.0		68.0	68.0	68.0	72.0
December	63.0		63.0	65.0	71.0	62.0
Average	77.0	69.0	80.0	78.0	76.0	77.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	39.0	35	45	35	40	44
February	46.0	44	50	40	38	44
March	51.0	50	52	46	51	59
April	54.0	56	56	54	52	55
May	59.0		62	65	61	60
June	70.0		70	71	70	69
July	72.0		73	73	72	73
August	72.0		74	72	72	71
September	65.0		68	65	67	68
October	56.0		55	52	60	57
November	46.0		47	47	43	50
December	44.0		41	49	51	38
Average	55.0	46.0	58.0	56.0	57.0	57.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	130	110	91	99
77 °F or warmer	24	214	204	200	192
68 °F or warmer	73	279	269	280	287
32 °F or colder	18	19	34	22	20

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.8	9	9	7	6	15
February	7.4	3	6	7	9	14
March	4.6	7	7	4	6	5
April	3.5	3	9	4	3	2
May	2.5		2	2	5	4
June	3.3		2	2	8	4
July	5.2		2	4	9	8
August	6.5		1	14	7	4
September	3.0		2	2	9	3
October	3.7		2	3	2	4
November	5.3		9	4	1	6
December	8.0		2	7	3	4
Average	5.0	5.5	4.3	4.9	5.7	5.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.8	8	6	7	6	7
February	7.5	8	7	8	7	7
March	7.4	7	7	7	8	8
April	7.1	8	7	7	7	7
May	5.7		5	6	7	6
June	5.1		4	5	5	6
July	4.2		4	4	3	5
August	4.3		5	4	5	5
September	5.2		6	5	5	7
October	5.8		6	6	5	5
November	5.8		5	6	5	6
December	5.8		6	5	6	6
Average	6.0	7.6	5.5	5.7	5.8	6.0

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	S	N	NW	E
February	SW	S	SE	N	NW
March	E	SE	S	SE	S
April	S	E	SE	E	NE
May		E	SE	SE	SE
June		NE	NE	SE	E
July		N	S	SE	SE
August		NE	E	E	NE
September		NE	N	NE	NE
October		NE	NE	E	NE
November		NE	NE	NE	NE
December		NE	SE	S	E

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marion County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Marion County?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 91 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Marion County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 60 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Marion County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 8.0 %.

Which month is the driest in Marion County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 2.5 %.