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Warmest beach in Mississippi

43 coastal locations in Mississippi ranked by year-round average sea temperature. The state-wide average is 23.2°C. The peak month is August at 30.4°C. Click any beach for its 30-day chart and 10-year history.

Warmest year-round

Petit Bois Island Sound

23.8°C annual mean

State-wide average

23.2°C

across 43 Mississippi coastal locations

Warmest month

August

30.4°C state-wide average

What the water feels like at peak in August

Water at this temperature is very warm and you should look to bathe only. Avoid any kind of strenuous swimming as there is a real risk of heat stroke at this temperature.

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

Month by month around the Mississippi coast

Mississippi sea temperatures swing from 14.4°C in January to 30.4°C in August on average across the coast. That's a spread of 16°C. Pick a single month for a focused ranking:

Mississippi sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every Mississippi beach we track. Drag and zoom; click any pin for that beach's full page.

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Top 50 warmest beaches in Mississippi

Sorted by year-round average. Click any beach for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

# Location Annual mean
1 Petit Bois Island Sound Mississippi 23.8°C
2 Gautier Mississippi 23.7°C
3 Pascagoula Mississippi 23.7°C
4 Horn Island Sound Mississippi 23.6°C
5 Biloxi Mississippi 23.4°C
6 Diberville Mississippi 23.4°C
7 Gulf Hills Mississippi 23.4°C
8 Ocean Springs Mississippi 23.4°C
9 Saint Martin Mississippi 23.4°C
10 Ship Island Sound Mississippi 23.4°C
11 Grand Bay NERR Sound Mississippi 23.3°C
12 Point of Pines, Bayou Cumbest, Mississippi Mississippi 23.3°C
13 Dock E, Port of Pascagoula Mississippi 23.3°C
14 Graveline Bayou entrance Mississippi 23.3°C
15 North Shore Mississippi 23.3°C
16 Pascagoula Point Sound Mississippi 23.3°C
17 Bayou Poito, Back Bay, Biloxi Mississippi 23.1°C
18 Bayou Talla, Back Bay, Biloxi Mississippi 23.1°C
19 Biloxi, Biloxi Bay Mississippi 23.1°C
20 Biloxi (Cadet Point), Biloxi Bay Mississippi 23.1°C
21 d'Iberville Mississippi 23.1°C
22 Deer Island Mississippi 23.1°C
23 Hollingsworth Point, Davis Bayou Mississippi 23.1°C
24 Keesler AFB, Back Bay, Biloxi Mississippi 23.1°C
25 Langley Point Mississippi 23.1°C
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26 Ocean Springs Marina, Old Fort Bayou Mississippi 23.1°C
27 Ocean Springs, Old Fort Bayou Mississippi 23.1°C
28 Popps Ferry, Back Bay, Biloxi Mississippi 23.1°C
29 Tchoutacabouffa River Entrance Mississippi 23.1°C
30 Gulfport Mississippi 23.1°C
31 Cat Island Mississippi 23.0°C
32 Biloxi River, lower end Mississippi 23.0°C
33 Gulfport, Gulfport Harbor Mississippi 23.0°C
34 Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou Mississippi 23.0°C
35 Landon Mississippi 23.0°C
36 Pass Christian Yacht Club Sound Mississippi 23.0°C
37 Turkey Creek, Bernard Bayou, Mississippi Mississippi 23.0°C
38 Bay Saint Louis Mississippi 22.8°C
39 Waveland Mississippi 22.8°C
40 Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis Mississippi 22.8°C
41 Pearlington, Pearl River, Mississippi Mississippi 22.8°C
42 Waveland, Mississipi Sound Mississippi 22.8°C
43 Wolf River, Henderson Avenue bridge, Mississippi Mississippi 22.8°C

Coldest 10 in Mississippi

Same data, sorted the other way.

# Location Annual mean
1 Bay Waveland Yacht Club, Bay St. Louis Mississippi 22.8°C
2 Pearlington, Pearl River, Mississippi Mississippi 22.8°C
3 Waveland, Mississipi Sound Mississippi 22.8°C
4 Wolf River, Henderson Avenue bridge, Mississippi Mississippi 22.8°C
5 Bay Saint Louis Mississippi 22.8°C
6 Waveland Mississippi 22.8°C
7 Biloxi River, lower end Mississippi 23.0°C
8 Gulfport, Gulfport Harbor Mississippi 23.0°C
9 Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou Mississippi 23.0°C
10 Landon Mississippi 23.0°C

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