Is this weather normal in Hancock County?

Mississippi · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Hancock County just had its 4th-warmest September in 132 years, +3° against the usual. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 75°, lows near 53°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Hancock County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.7°OctNov: +3.5°NovDec: +1.8°DecJan 2026: +1.4°JanFeb: +3.5°FebMar: +4.9°MarApr: +3.4°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: +1.1°JunJul: +1.9°JulAug: +2.7°AugSep: +3.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.5 inOctNov: -3.5 inNovDec: +2.3 inDecJan 2026: -2.1 inJanFeb: -3.1 inFebMar: -1.7 inMarApr: -1.6 inAprMay: +10.1 inMayJun: +9.0 inJunJul: -4.7 inJulAug: -2.9 inAugSep: -2.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Hancock County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January61° / 41°5.7 in64.7° 195038.9° 1940
February65° / 44°4.7 in63.9° 201841.8° 1895
March71° / 50°5.4 in68.9° 202051.8° 1915
April77° / 57°5.5 in72.0° 190862.0° 1983
May84° / 64°5.1 in77.8° 202469.0° 1917
June89° / 71°6.6 in83.2° 201176.2° 1912
July91° / 73°7.3 in84.4° 202377.9° 1923
August91° / 73°6.6 in87.7° 202378.2° 1967
September87° / 69°5.2 in81.4° 201972.7° 1967
October80° / 58°3.8 in76.0° 191961.3° 1952
November70° / 48°4.1 in67.6° 202450.7° 1976
December63° / 43°5.0 in63.0° 202143.2° 1963

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Hancock County

Crime Radar: Picayune, Bay St. Louis, Waveland

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