City, County & Regional Parks · Mississippi
Howard Stafford Park Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Mississippi, United States
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 472 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Pontotoc
- Address
- 289 Lake Drive, Pontotoc, MS 38863
- Phone
- 662-266-0712; other current listings show 662-489-5792/1882
About
City of Pontotoc campground at Howard Stafford Park. Drinking water, restrooms, showers. Open year round. Reservations: online reserveamerica. About 14 sites per the reservation system and directories; the city itself publishes no total, so none is recorded here.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 33° | 6° | 72° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 57° | 39° | 10° | 76° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 67° | 48° | 27° | 82° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 72° | 54° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 83° | 65° | 50° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 70° | 57° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 74° | 68° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 74° | 66° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 69° | 58° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 53° | 39° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 65° | 46° | 22° | 78° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 38° | 22° | 74° | 6 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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