Plan your vegetable garden in Mississippi

All the statistical weather information you need to prepare a bulletproof plan for your garden in Mississippi

Temperature range in Mississippi

Mississippi has temperatures ranging from 12°F to 100°F, with approximately 237 frost free days.

Mississippi has 219 days with average temperature range from 50°F to 90°F that are suitable for growing warm season vegetables and 189 days with average temperature range from 40°F to 80°F that are suitable for growing cool season vegetables

Chart displaying weekly air temperature in Mississippi — Mississippi air temperature chart based on weather statistics from 2019 to 2023

Total frost free days (after last frost and before first frost)	237
Total days suitable to grow warm season vegetables	219
Total days suitable to grow cool season vegetables	189
Day with highest recorded temperature in past 4 years	August 26: 100°F
Day with lowest recorded temperature in past 4 years	February 16: 12°F
First expected frost date	November 12
Last expected frost date	March 20

Notable temperature facts for gardening in Mississippi

Warm season vegetables you can grow in Mississippi

Chart displaying days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in Mississippi — Days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in Mississippi

Warm season vegetables can be planted in Mississippi after April 04 when air temperatures are consistently above 50°F (10°C) and soil temperature is above 50°F (10°C)

Good temperature range for warm season vegetables is between 50°F and 90°F. With warm season vegetables it is important to wait until all conditions are optimal, because sudden temperature drop can stun new vegetable growth, this way delaying overall harvest.

Warm season vegetables that can be planted directly into soil in Mississippi

Cucumber

Summer squash

Winter squash

Sweet corn

Sweet potatoes

Chayote

Eggplant

Bell Pepper

Chilli Pepper

Okra

Tomato

Tomatillo

True Melon

Watermelon

Cool season vegetables you can grow in Mississippi

Chart displaying days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in Mississippi — Days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in Mississippi

Cool season vegetables can be planted in Mississippi after February 21 when average air temperature is consistently above 40°F (4°C) and soil temperature is above 45°F (7°C)

Good temperature range for cool season vegetables is between 40°F and 80°F. With cool season vegetables it is important to avoid high air temperatures because exposure to high temperatures is most likely to stun growth, cause bitterness and encourage premature bolting in some plants. Plan your cool vegetable planting so they are harvested before hot weather stretch, provide them with additional shading.

Cool season vegetables that can be planted directly into soil in Mississippi

Arugula

Beets

Carrot

Kale

Lettuce

Radish

Spinach

Swiss chard

Turnip

Rhubarb

Parsley

Chives

Coriander

Endive

Potato

Cool season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in Mississippi

Peas

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Rutabaga

Artichoke

Parsnip

Kohlrabi

Leeks

Mustard

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Mississippi

Tolerable temperature range for cool season vegetables: 40°F to 80°F

Tolerable temperature range for warm season vegetables: 50°F to 90°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for cool season vegetables	Suitable for warm season vegetables
1	January 01 - January 03	49°F to 61°F	30°F to 76°F	TRUE
2	January 04 - January 10	42°F to 58°F	29°F to 68°F	TRUE
3	January 11 - January 17	42°F to 56°F	30°F to 72°F	TRUE
4	January 18 - January 24	39°F to 54°F	24°F to 71°F
5	January 25 - January 31	39°F to 55°F	27°F to 71°F
6	February 01 - February 07	42°F to 58°F	27°F to 75°F	TRUE
7	February 08 - February 14	41°F to 59°F	27°F to 72°F	TRUE
8	February 15 - February 21	41°F to 57°F	12°F to 74°F	TRUE
9	February 22 - February 28	49°F to 65°F	29°F to 78°F	TRUE
10	March 01 - March 07	47°F to 65°F	28°F to 77°F	TRUE
11	March 08 - March 14	50°F to 67°F	29°F to 75°F	TRUE	TRUE
12	March 15 - March 21	48°F to 66°F	29°F to 77°F	TRUE
13	March 22 - March 28	54°F to 71°F	41°F to 83°F	TRUE	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	51°F to 70°F	37°F to 83°F	TRUE	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	57°F to 73°F	40°F to 82°F	TRUE	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	54°F to 71°F	41°F to 79°F	TRUE	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	54°F to 72°F	42°F to 80°F	TRUE	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	58°F to 76°F	49°F to 83°F	TRUE	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	62°F to 78°F	51°F to 86°F	TRUE	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	62°F to 79°F	49°F to 88°F	TRUE	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	67°F to 82°F	59°F to 90°F		TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	66°F to 83°F	57°F to 90°F		TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	68°F to 85°F	57°F to 92°F		TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	70°F to 85°F	62°F to 93°F		TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	70°F to 88°F	60°F to 95°F		TRUE
26	June 21 - June 27	73°F to 88°F	64°F to 98°F		TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	73°F to 89°F	67°F to 96°F		TRUE
28	July 05 - July 11	74°F to 89°F	69°F to 96°F		TRUE
29	July 12 - July 18	74°F to 88°F	71°F to 94°F		TRUE
30	July 19 - July 25	74°F to 89°F	65°F to 96°F		TRUE
31	July 26 - August 01	74°F to 90°F	67°F to 96°F
32	August 02 - August 08	73°F to 89°F	67°F to 98°F		TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	75°F to 91°F	71°F to 98°F
34	August 16 - August 22	73°F to 89°F	68°F to 97°F		TRUE
35	August 23 - August 29	74°F to 88°F	69°F to 100°F		TRUE
36	August 30 - September 05	72°F to 88°F	67°F to 94°F		TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	70°F to 88°F	62°F to 95°F		TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	70°F to 86°F	61°F to 96°F		TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	67°F to 84°F	55°F to 94°F		TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	65°F to 83°F	54°F to 95°F		TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	62°F to 80°F	50°F to 92°F	TRUE	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	60°F to 75°F	48°F to 83°F	TRUE	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	56°F to 76°F	40°F to 84°F	TRUE	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	57°F to 71°F	43°F to 82°F	TRUE	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	49°F to 67°F	36°F to 81°F	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	50°F to 67°F	25°F to 81°F	TRUE	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	46°F to 62°F	32°F to 75°F	TRUE
48	November 22 - November 28	47°F to 62°F	36°F to 72°F	TRUE
49	November 29 - December 05	46°F to 62°F	31°F to 72°F	TRUE
50	December 06 - December 12	47°F to 63°F	34°F to 75°F	TRUE
51	December 13 - December 19	44°F to 58°F	30°F to 71°F	TRUE
52	December 20 - December 26	42°F to 56°F	15°F to 73°F	TRUE
53	December 27 - December 31	48°F to 62°F	28°F to 75°F	TRUE

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi

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