Average Precipitation for Mississippi in December
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during December at cities, communities and other locations around Mississippi.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month along with information on the number of days with wet weather. The count of days includes those when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Gulf Coast, Southern, Central and Northern Mississippi.
Mississippi Gulf Coast
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Biloxi | 5.0 | 128 |
| 9 | Gulfport | 5.0 | 127 |
| 6 | Pascagoula | 5.1 | 130 |
| 9 | Picayune | 5.7 | 146 |
Southern Mississippi
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hattiesburg | 6.0 | 152 |
| 11 | Laurel | 5.8 | 146 |
| 11 | McComb | 5.0 | 128 |
| 10 | Natchez | 5.7 | 144 |
Central Mississippi
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Columbus | 5.6 | 142 |
| 9 | Greenville | 5.1 | 130 |
| 10 | Greenwood | 5.3 | 135 |
| 10 | Jackson | 5.1 | 130 |
| 10 | Meridian | 5.3 | 134 |
| 10 | Starkville | 5.3 | 135 |
| 8 | Vicksburg | 6.2 | 157 |
Northern Mississippi
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Clarksdale | 5.3 | 134 |
| 10 | Corinth City | 6.3 | 161 |
| 9 | Grenada | 6.5 | 165 |
| 11 | Holly Springs | 5.7 | 144 |
| 12 | Oxford | 6.5 | 164 |
| 11 | Tunica | 5.7 | 144 |
| 11 | Tupelo | 5.9 | 151 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.