Calico Rock, AR Climate


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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Izard County / Calico Rock / Zip Codes
The climate in Calico Rock, AR is a humid subtropical one. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures rarely falling below 85°F. Winters are mild and wet with temperatures usually hovering around 55°F on average. Precipitation is almost evenly spread throughout the year, but heavy rainfall is more common during the summer months. The area receives around 50 inches of rain each year, making it one of the wettest locations in the country. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of; it typically happens a few times each winter.

Calico Rock, Arkansas gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Calico Rock averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Calico Rock. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Calico Rock gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Calico Rock, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCalico Rock, ArkansasUnited States
  47.0 in.38.1 in.
  6.6 in.27.8 in.
  97.4 days106.2 days
  222 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  24.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.94.3
  410 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 Calico Rock with an average high temperature of 90.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Calico Rock, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Calico Rock are May, September and October.
In Calico Rock, there are 48.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Calico Rock with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Calico Rock, there are 91.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Calico Rock, there are 0.8 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 Calico Rock 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 Calico Rock.
May is the wettest month in Calico Rock with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in Calico Rock means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Calico Rock with 10.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 97.4 rainy days annually in Calico Rock, which is rainier than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.6 inches in Calico Rock means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Calico Rock with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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