Baxter County, AR Climate

Baxter County, AR has a typically humid subtropical climate with cool winters and hot summers. Average temperatures range from the mid-30s in January to the high 80s in July. In terms of precipitation, Baxter County receives around 42 inches of rain per year, most of which occurs during the wet season from late spring through early fall. The area is also prone to severe weather including thunderstorms, floods, and occasional tornadoes throughout the year.

Baxter County, Arkansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Baxter County averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Baxter County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Baxter County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Baxter County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Baxter County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Baxter, Arkansas	United States
	45.6 in.	38.1 in.
	8.4 in.	27.8 in.
	94.5 days	106.2 days
	213 days	205 days
	90.1°	85.8°
	25.5°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	750 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Baxter County with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Baxter County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Baxter County are May, September and October.

In Baxter County, there are 45.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Baxter County with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Baxter County, there are 85.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Baxter County, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Baxter County during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Baxter County.

November is the wettest month in Baxter County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.6 inches in Baxter County means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Baxter County with 10.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 94.5 rainy days annually in Baxter County, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.4 inches in Baxter County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in Baxter County with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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