Mountain Home Metro Area, AR Climate

The climate in the Mountain Home, AR Metro Area is best described as humid subtropical. The area enjoys four distinct seasons, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average highs during the summer months range from 85 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures usually top out at around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of over 48 inches of rain annually. Snowfall is rare but possible in the winter months. Humidity levels are high year round, which can make the hot summer months feel even more oppressive than usual.

Mountain Home Metro Area, Arkansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mountain Home Metro Area 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 Mountain Home Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mountain Home Metro Area 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 the Mountain Home metro area 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 the Mountain Home metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mountain Home, 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 the Mountain Home metro area with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the Mountain Home metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Mountain Home metro area are May, September and October.

In the Mountain Home metro area, 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 the Mountain Home metro area with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

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

In the Mountain Home metro area, 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 the Mountain Home metro area 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 the Mountain Home metro area.

November is the wettest month in the Mountain Home metro area 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 the Mountain Home metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the Mountain Home metro area 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 the Mountain Home metro area, 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 the Mountain Home metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in the Mountain Home metro area with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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