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| Back to Mississippi, United States. Do you have any pictures of this city? ![]() Planning a vacation? Current weather forecast for Canton, MS Elevation: 250 feet County: Madison Land area: 18.6 square miles Zip code: 39046 Median resident age: 29.9 years New: Canton, MS residents, houses, and apartments details Races in Canton:
New: Political contributions by individuals in Canton, MS Ancestries: United States (3.3%), English (3.0%), Irish (2.8%), German (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%). |
![]() For population 25 years and over in Canton
For population 15 years and over in Canton city
0.5% Foreign born |
![]() Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (23.4 miles, pop. 184,256). Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (167.3 miles, pop. 227,818). Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (417.2 miles, pop. 1,953,631). Nearest cities: Madison, MS (11.9 miles), Ridgeland, MS (14.8 miles), Pickens, MS (19.5 miles), Flora, MS (19.8 miles), Flowood, MS (21.2 miles), Brandon, MS (23.1 miles), Bentonia, MS (23.2 miles), Jackson, MS (23.4 miles). Single-family new house construction building permits:
Area code: 601 Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.6%), Manufacturing (21.1%), Retail trade (10.5%). |
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average temp. (°F) | 45.1 | 49.4 | 57.0 | 64.0 | 72.0 | 78.9 | 81.8 | 80.8 | 75.3 | 64.3 | 54.9 | 47.3 |
| High temperature (°F) | 55.4 | 60.4 | 68.6 | 75.8 | 82.9 | 89.7 | 92.5 | 92.0 | 86.9 | 77.4 | 66.7 | 58.0 |
| Low temperature (°F) | 34.7 | 38.2 | 45.5 | 52.2 | 61.1 | 68.1 | 71.0 | 69.6 | 63.7 | 51.2 | 43.1 | 36.5 |
| Precipitation (in) | 6.1 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Based on data reported by main weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.8 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 87 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 68 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 66 |
| Sunshine (%) | 49 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 70 | 57 | 49 |
| Days clear of clouds | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Cloudy days | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
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