2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Bella Vista, AR vs Knoxville, TN

Highlights

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Knoxville. Bella Vista averages 221 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Knoxville, Tennessee gets 50.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. Bella Vista, Arkansas gets 46.8 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Knoxville averages 5.8 inches of snow per year. Bella Vista averages 11.1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Knoxville, Tennessee
Summer High: the July high is around 88.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27.9
Rain: averages 50.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5.8 inches of snow a year

Bella Vista, Arkansas
Summer High: the July high is around 89.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24.5
Rain: averages 46.8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11.1 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Knoxville is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

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

Today's Weather - Bella Vista, AR

61°F

Today's Weather - Knoxville, TN

66°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Bella Vista / Knoxville

August is the hottest month for Bella Vista with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Bella Vista, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bella Vista are May, September and June.

July is the hottest month for Knoxville with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Knoxville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Knoxville are May, September and October.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bella Vista with an average of 24.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Knoxville with an average of 27.9°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In Bella Vista, there are 40.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Arkansas.

In Knoxville, there are 29.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

In Bella Vista, there are 89.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Knoxville, there are 78.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In Bella Vista, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In Knoxville, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

May is the wettest month in Bella Vista with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.8 inches in Bella Vista means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.


July is the wettest month in Knoxville with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.3 inches in Knoxville means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in Bella Vista with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 89.7 rainy days annually in Bella Vista, which is less rainy than most 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.

March is the rainiest month in Knoxville with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 127.3 rainy days annually in Knoxville, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.1 inches in Bella Vista means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas.

An annual snowfall of 5.8 inches in Knoxville means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee.

January is the snowiest month in Bella Vista with 3.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

January is the snowiest month in Knoxville with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.