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Warmest beach in Mississippi in January

43 coastal locations in Mississippi ranked by their typical January sea temperature. State-wide average in January: 14.4°C.

Warmest in January

Petit Bois Island Sound

16.7°C

State January average

14.4°C

across 43 coastal locations in Mississippi

Vs annual mean

-8.8°C

below the year-round state average

What the Mississippi water feels like in January

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a real risk.

Mississippi monthly average 14.4°C to 30.4°C
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  • Warmest month August 30.4°C
  • Coldest month January 14.4°C
  • Annual mean 23.2°C
  • Months above 20°C 8 of 12

Where January fits in the year

January sits inside the state pattern shown on the left. Browse a different month for a fresh ranking.

Mississippi sea temperature map (live)

Today's reading at every Mississippi beach we track. The list below uses the typical January mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Mississippi beaches in January

Sorted by typical January mean. Click any beach for the full location page.

# Location January mean
1 Petit Bois Island Sound Mississippi 16.7°C
2 Gautier Mississippi 16.1°C
3 Pascagoula Mississippi 16.1°C
4 Horn Island Sound Mississippi 16.1°C
5 Grand Bay NERR Sound Mississippi 15.1°C
6 Point of Pines, Bayou Cumbest, Mississippi Mississippi 15.1°C
7 Biloxi Mississippi 15.0°C
8 Diberville Mississippi 15.0°C
9 Gulf Hills Mississippi 15.0°C
10 Ocean Springs Mississippi 15.0°C
11 Saint Martin Mississippi 15.0°C
12 Ship Island Sound Mississippi 14.9°C
13 Dock E, Port of Pascagoula Mississippi 14.9°C
14 Graveline Bayou entrance Mississippi 14.9°C
15 North Shore Mississippi 14.9°C
16 Pascagoula Point Sound Mississippi 14.9°C
17 Bayou Poito, Back Bay, Biloxi Mississippi 14.3°C
18 Bayou Talla, Back Bay, Biloxi Mississippi 14.3°C
19 Biloxi, Biloxi Bay Mississippi 14.3°C
20 Biloxi (Cadet Point), Biloxi Bay Mississippi 14.3°C
21 d'Iberville Mississippi 14.3°C
22 Deer Island Mississippi 14.3°C
23 Hollingsworth Point, Davis Bayou Mississippi 14.3°C
24 Keesler AFB, Back Bay, Biloxi Mississippi 14.3°C
25 Langley Point Mississippi 14.3°C
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26 Ocean Springs Marina, Old Fort Bayou Mississippi 14.3°C
27 Ocean Springs, Old Fort Bayou Mississippi 14.3°C
28 Popps Ferry, Back Bay, Biloxi Mississippi 14.3°C
29 Tchoutacabouffa River Entrance Mississippi 14.3°C
30 Gulfport Mississippi 13.8°C
31 Cat Island Mississippi 13.8°C
32 Biloxi River, lower end Mississippi 13.8°C
33 Gulfport, Gulfport Harbor Mississippi 13.8°C
34 Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou Mississippi 13.8°C
35 Landon Mississippi 13.8°C
36 Pass Christian Yacht Club Sound Mississippi 13.8°C
37 Turkey Creek, Bernard Bayou, Mississippi Mississippi 13.8°C
38 Bay Saint Louis Mississippi 13.0°C
39 Waveland Mississippi 13.0°C
40 Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis Mississippi 13.0°C
41 Pearlington, Pearl River, Mississippi Mississippi 13.0°C
42 Waveland, Mississipi Sound Mississippi 13.0°C
43 Wolf River, Henderson Avenue bridge, Mississippi Mississippi 13.0°C

Coldest 10 in Mississippi in January

Same data the other way.

# Location January mean
1 Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis Mississippi 13.0°C
2 Pearlington, Pearl River, Mississippi Mississippi 13.0°C
3 Waveland, Mississipi Sound Mississippi 13.0°C
4 Wolf River, Henderson Avenue bridge, Mississippi Mississippi 13.0°C
5 Bay Saint Louis Mississippi 13.0°C
6 Waveland Mississippi 13.0°C
7 Biloxi River, lower end Mississippi 13.8°C
8 Gulfport, Gulfport Harbor Mississippi 13.8°C
9 Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou Mississippi 13.8°C
10 Landon Mississippi 13.8°C

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