Climate and average weather in Biloxi

In Biloxi, the summers are muggy, hot, wet, and partly cloudy and the winters are mild and partly cloudy.

Best: late February to mid May

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Biloxi typically varies from 44°F to 89°F, and is rarely below 29°F or above 94°F. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Biloxi for warm-weather activities are from late February to mid May and late September to early December.

Hottest
Jul
89°
Coldest
Jan
44°
Wettest
Jul
6.3 in
Driest
Oct
3.4 in
Rain / yr
57.8 in
140 wet days
Daylight
10.0–14.0 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
20 ft
30.4°N
Clearest
Oct
42% cloud

Biloxi is city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.

Density
260/km²
people per km²
Founded
1720

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Biloxi weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late February to mid May.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Biloxi, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

The hot season lasts 4.9 months, from May 10 to October 5, with daily high temperatures above 82°F. The hottest month of the year in Biloxi is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts 2.8 months, from November 30 to February 23, with daily high temperatures below 66°F. The coldest month of the year in Biloxi is January, with an average low of 44°F and high of 60°F.

Days typically run about 16°F warmer than nights year-round.

20°40°60°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
Jan6044
Feb6447
Mar7053
Apr7659
May8367
Jun8773
Jul8975
Aug8975
Sep8671
Oct7861
Nov6951
Dec6246

How hot and cold Biloxi really feels

Feels-like highFeels-like lowactual air temp

The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.

On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Biloxi feels like about 100°F (around August 6). About 113 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.

40°60°80°100°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdangerous heat
Feels-like high (°F)Air high (°F)Feels-like low (°F)Air low (°F)
Jan60603944
Feb64644447
Mar70705253
Apr76765959
May85836767
Jun94877373
Jul99897575
Aug99897575
Sep91867071
Oct79786161
Nov69694951
Dec62624246

Average hourly temperature in Biloxi

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 89°F, and coldest before dawn in January, near 44°F.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Biloxi weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 44°4.79.510.35.0
Feb64° / 47°4.78.910.95.8
Mar70° / 53°5.39.311.86.7
Apr76° / 59°4.49.212.77.1
May83° / 67°3.91013.56.1
Jun87° / 73°5.815.913.94.0
Jul89° / 75°6.320.413.83.2
Aug89° / 75°6.319.913.13.3
Sep86° / 71°4.812.412.24.9
Oct78° / 61°3.47.811.37.3
Nov69° / 51°3.87.510.57.0
Dec62° / 46°4.49.110.15.6

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Biloxi gets about 57.8 in of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 3.8 months, from around May 26 to Sep 19, peaking in July at about 68% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Nov 9.

July is the wettest month by volume, with 6.3 in over about 20 wet days; October is the driest, with 3.4 in.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetJul 18 · 68%Nov 9 · 23%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan3110
Feb319
Mar309
Apr319
May3310
Jun5216
Jul6620
Aug6420
Sep4212
Oct258
Nov258
Dec309

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Biloxi collects about 57.8 in of rain across 140 wet days — roughly 4.8 in in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. July is the wettest month with 6.3 in, while October is the driest at just 3.4 in. The three wettest months alone bring about 32% of the year’s total.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4.74.75.34.43.95.86.36.34.83.43.84.4
Rainfall (in)Rain days
Jan4.710
Feb4.79
Mar5.39
Apr4.49
May3.910
Jun5.816
Jul6.320
Aug6.320
Sep4.812
Oct3.48
Nov3.88
Dec4.49

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Biloxi, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around September 6 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around December 2. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 17 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 5. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecOct 19 · 67%Jul 23 · 43%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan4852
Feb4852
Mar5248
Apr5743
May6040
Jun5248
Jul4456
Aug4753
Sep5842
Oct6634
Nov6238
Dec4852

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 16, brings about 14 hours of light; the shortest, around December 16, only 10 hours — a swing of roughly 4 hours.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan10.36:585:12
Feb10.96:435:37
Mar11.86:125:58
Apr12.75:346:18
May13.55:066:38
Jun13.94:576:54
Jul13.85:086:55
Aug13.15:266:33
Sep12.25:445:55
Oct11.36:035:18
Nov10.56:284:54
Dec10.16:504:53

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Biloxi averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 6 and 17 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 3.0 months, from around Sep 10 to Dec 10. The sunniest month is October, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).

The greyest month is August, down near 8 sunny days — about 51% fewer than the October peak.

05101520JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergloomymixedbrightOct 2117 daysAug 26 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan11Mixed
Feb10Mixed
Mar12Mixed
Apr12Mixed
May13Mixed
Jun10Mixed
Jul7Gloomy
Aug8Gloomy
Sep12Mixed
Oct16Bright
Nov14Mixed
Dec11Mixed

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Biloxi, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 5.7 months, from around April 25 to October 14. The muggiest month is June, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 99% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 15 to April 24, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 87% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 26 · 90%Jun 26 · 0%humidmiserableoppressivemuggycomfortabledrycomfortablehumidcomfortable
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
Jan76119300
Feb701213600
Mar5215201310
Apr3216202570
May1091631331
Jun014146318
Jul00135145
Aug01254152
Sep548194618
Oct29141720172
Nov5914141030
Dec701112610

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Across the year, average wind speed in Biloxi is typically calm, near 6 mph, and varies little with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 6.7 months, from around Oct 22 to May 14. The windiest month is March, averaging about 7 mph (light breeze).

The calmer part of the year runs from around May 15 to Oct 21, with August the calmest month at about 5 mph.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwindiercalmerwindiercalmlight breezeMar 4 · 8 mphAug 7 · 5 mph
Wind speed (mph)Feels
Jan7calm
Feb7calm
Mar7light breeze
Apr7calm
May6calm
Jun5calm
Jul5calm
Aug5calm
Sep6calm
Oct6calm
Nov7calm
Dec7calm

Hazard calendar for Biloxi

In seasonPeak

When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.

Biloxi sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Best time to visit Biloxi

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Biloxi throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around early March, Biloxi is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 64°F and 82°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Biloxi for general outdoor tourist activities run from late February to mid May and again from late September to early December, with a peak score in the last week of October.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationOct 26 · 7.6

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan5.0fair
Feb5.8good
Mar6.7good
Apr7.1good
May6.0good
Jun4.0fair
Jul3.3poor
Aug3.4poor
Sep4.9fair
Oct7.2good
Nov7.0good
Dec5.6good

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 75°F and 93°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Biloxi for hot-weather activities run from early April to mid June and again from early September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationOct 2 · 7.2

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Biloxi, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 89°F), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 60°F), pack a warm layer and rain gear.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In July, Biloxi sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Biloxi

Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 85°F and coldest in January near 58°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 3 to Nov 17 — about 7.5 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan58Bracing
Feb59Cool
Mar64Cool
Apr71Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct76Warm
Nov68Refreshing
Dec62Cool

UV index (midday) in Biloxi by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biloxi peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Average hourly UV index in Biloxi

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan40
Feb5.50
Mar6.53
Apr7.55.5
May85.5
Jun8.55.5
Jul8.56
Aug85
Sep74
Oct5.50
Nov4.50
Dec2.50

Air quality in Biloxi by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Biloxi is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1621 µg/m³Dec 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayReliably frost-free (≥90%)

Biloxi is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about February 4 to December 16 (316 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecreliably frost-freeFeb 490%Dec 1690%
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan8527
Feb930
Mar980
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov960
Dec907

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 50°F)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 50°F: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Biloxi banks about 6,625 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.

02,0004,0006,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°F·days)
Jan63
Feb155
Mar352
Apr531
May771
Jun911
Jul991
Aug979
Sep843
Oct605
Nov295
Dec129

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Biloxi receives about 4.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.6 and 6.3 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Mar 15 to Sep 29. The brightest month is May, averaging about 6.2 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is December, down near 2.7 kWh/m² — roughly 56% less than the May peak.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseMay 166.3 kWhDec 262.6 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan2.9Moderate
Feb3.6Moderate
Mar4.7Bright
Apr5.8Bright
May6.3Intense
Jun6.0Intense
Jul5.8Bright
Aug5.4Bright
Sep4.9Bright
Oct4.3Bright
Nov3.4Moderate
Dec2.7Moderate

Where is Biloxi?

Biloxi sits at 30.4°N, 88.9°W, 20 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ocean Springs, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Biloxi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Biloxi.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Biloxi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 ft around an average of 7 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 ft.

The land around Biloxi is covered by water (60%) within 2 miles, water (49%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (47%) and water (43%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
75 ft
10 miles
180 ft
50 miles
400 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Nearby: Ocean Springs 3.7 mi · West Gulfport 12 mi · Gulfport 12 mi · Long Beach 16 mi · Gautier 16 mi · Pascagoula 20 mi · Tillmans Corner 45 mi · Prichard 53 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Biloxi (30.396°, -88.8853°, elevation 20 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).