Mississippi January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in Mississippi for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

State:

Month:

What Was the Hottest January in Mississippi History?

1950 was the warmest January in Mississippi history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 67.2 °F, and the average low was 48.5 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in Mississippi History?

1940 was the coolest January in Mississippi history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 42.8 °F, and the average low was 20.5 °F.

Click column headers to sort

Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	6	63.1	42.0
2022	71	56.9	32.1
2021	47	56.4	37.2
2020	19	59.8	40.5
2019	51	55.9	36.6
2018	113	51.0	29.2
2017	5	62.5	43.3
2016	84	54.4	33.1
2015	82	54.8	32.9
2014	122	51.3	25.7
2013	28	58.4	39.8
2012	16	62.8	38.9
2011	100	52.3	32.1
2010	108	51.1	30.1
2009	65	56.1	34.1
2008	88	54.0	33.0
2007	52	55.6	36.8
2006	11	63.3	39.8
2005	19	60.0	40.2
2004	61	56.4	34.0
2003	109	51.8	29.2
2002	37	58.5	36.5
2001	107	51.3	30.6
2000	41	58.0	36.7
1999	22	61.0	38.5
1998	32	58.1	39.3
1997	66	54.8	35.3
1996	73	56.0	32.7
1995	52	56.1	36.1
1994	105	50.6	31.8
1993	35	56.6	38.8
1992	76	54.3	34.3
1991	70	53.0	36.3
1990	21	60.4	39.6
1989	17	61.4	39.9
1988	113	50.3	29.9
1987	90	53.3	32.6
1986	77	57.8	30.6
1985	124	47.6	26.3
1984	119	49.8	28.0
1983	94	52.2	33.1
1982	80	55.2	32.5
1981	109	53.0	28.1
1980	49	55.7	37.7
1979	125	45.5	28.0
1978	127	43.6	27.1
1977	128	43.3	23.6
1976	103	54.1	29.6
1975	28	60.2	38.1
1974	11	60.2	42.8
1973	95	52.5	32.6
1972	33	59.6	37.5
1971	60	55.9	34.8
1970	119	49.0	28.8
1969	68	54.6	35.1
1968	99	52.3	32.2
1967	64	56.0	34.3
1966	116	48.8	30.6
1965	42	59.3	35.1
1964	91	54.4	31.2
1963	121	50.2	26.9
1962	105	52.2	30.2
1961	117	50.6	28.1
1960	80	52.9	34.9
1959	97	55.1	30.0
1958	112	51.2	29.6
1957	38	57.2	37.6
1956	91	53.9	31.6
1955	73	55.0	33.9
1954	42	58.6	35.8
1953	24	61.1	38.3
1952	4	63.6	43.0
1951	45	58.8	35.2
1950	1	67.2	48.5
1949	7	62.0	41.9
1948	123	48.5	26.7
1947	36	56.6	38.7
1946	58	55.5	36.1
1945	69	55.4	33.9
1944	61	55.9	34.8
1943	47	58.8	34.8
1942	102	55.0	28.9
1941	42	59.0	35.4
1940	129	42.8	20.5
1939	25	60.7	37.8
1938	50	57.4	35.7
1937	3	63.4	44.9
1936	95	53.4	31.7
1935	38	59.2	35.6
1934	25	59.6	38.8
1933	7	62.5	41.6
1932	13	61.6	41.1
1931	77	55.2	33.2
1930	87	53.9	33.2
1929	38	59.2	35.6
1928	61	57.0	33.7
1927	28	60.0	38.2
1926	84	53.6	33.7
1925	57	56.9	35.0
1924	109	52.2	28.8
1923	9	63.6	40.2
1922	59	54.2	36.7
1921	18	61.3	39.0
1920	55	55.4	36.9
1919	84	55.2	32.1
1918	126	47.4	24.2
1917	31	59.1	38.9
1916	15	61.7	40.8
1915	91	53.6	32.1
1914	34	60.3	36.3
1913	13	62.0	40.6
1912	115	51.3	28.5
1911	10	62.5	41.0
1910	55	58.3	33.8
1909	25	60.2	38.2
1908	67	56.0	33.7
1907	2	65.8	43.6
1906	52	57.5	34.8
1905	118	49.5	28.9
1904	101	53.9	30.0
1903	77	54.1	34.2
1902	89	54.8	31.3
1901	45	58.3	35.7
1900	71	55.0	34.1
1899	73	54.4	34.3
1898	22	59.6	39.9
1897	104	51.5	31.7
1896	82	52.9	34.6
1895	97	52.4	32.6