Gurdon, AR Climate


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Gurdon, AR has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Temperatures in the winter months range from the high twenties to low thirties, while the summer months average a balmy mid-nineties. Precipitation is common throughout the year with an average of about fifty inches annually. Snowfall is rare but does occur on occasion in the winter months. During summer months, thunderstorms and showers are frequent but generally brief and short-lived.

Gurdon, Arkansas gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gurdon averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Gurdon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gurdon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 29
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gurdon is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

5.4 Summer - 6.8 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Gurdon, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGurdon, ArkansasUnited States
  54.4 in.38.1 in.
  2.2 in.27.8 in.
  87.4 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  91.9°85.8°
  29.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.84.3
  203 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 Gurdon with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In Gurdon, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gurdon are October, May and April.
In Gurdon, there are 62.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gurdon with an average of 29.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
In Gurdon, there are 68.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
In Gurdon, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.
Humidity in Gurdon 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.
May is the wettest month in Gurdon with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.4 inches in Gurdon means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Gurdon with 8.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 87.4 rainy days annually in Gurdon, which is one of the least rainy 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 2.2 inches in Gurdon means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Gurdon with 1.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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