College Station, AR Climate


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College Station, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is about 91°F (33°C), and the average low temperature in the winter is around 40°F (4°C). Rainfall occurs throughout the year, with an average of 50 inches (127 cm) annually. Snowfall is rare but does occasionally occur in College Station. Humidity levels are generally high, particularly during summer months.

College Station, Arkansas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

College Station averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in College Station. The US average is 205 sunny days.

College Station gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for College Station is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

4.9 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in College Station, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCollege Station, ArkansasUnited States
  50.8 in.38.1 in.
  3.9 in.27.8 in.
  103.3 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  91.6°85.8°
  31.4°21.7°
  7.17
  4.84.3
  318 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 College Station with an average high temperature of 91.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arkansas. In College Station, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for College Station are May, October and April.
In College Station, there are 60.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for College Station with an average of 31.4°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.
In College Station, there are 50.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.
In College Station, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
Humidity in College Station can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
November is the wettest month in College Station with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.8 inches in College Station means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in College Station with 10.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 103.3 rainy days annually in College Station, which is one of the rainiest places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.9 inches in College Station means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in College Station with 1.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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