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United States / Arkansas / Mountain Home Metro Area / Baxter County / Briarcliff / Zip Codes
Briarcliff, AR is located in the South and has a humid subtropical climate. The average temperature for the year is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the high 80s and low 90s. Winters tend to be mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, providing plenty of moisture for vegetation to thrive. The area receives abundant sunshine throughout the year, making it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities during any season.

Briarcliff, Arkansas gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Briarcliff averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Briarcliff. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Briarcliff gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Briarcliff is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.8 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Briarcliff, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBriarcliff, ArkansasUnited States
  45.3 in.38.1 in.
  9.3 in.27.8 in.
  96.4 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  90.5°85.8°
  25.7°21.7°
  7.37
  4.84.3
  718 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 Briarcliff with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Briarcliff, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Briarcliff are May, September and October.
In Briarcliff, there are 47.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Briarcliff with an average of 25.7°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Briarcliff, there are 83.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Briarcliff, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Briarcliff 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 Briarcliff.
November is the wettest month in Briarcliff with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 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 45.3 inches in Briarcliff means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Briarcliff with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 96.4 rainy days annually in Briarcliff, 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 9.3 inches in Briarcliff means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in Briarcliff with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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