Lake City, AR Climate


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Lake City, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summers tend to be long and humid, with temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and 90s Fahrenheit during July and August. Winters are mild, with January temperatures ranging from the mid 30s to low 50s Fahrenheit. Lake City gets a fair amount of precipitation throughout the year, with an average rainfall of about 44 inches yearly. During springtime, thunderstorms can bring heavy rain and occasional tornadoes to the area.

Lake City, Arkansas gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake City averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Lake City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 27
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6 Summer - 6.1 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Lake City, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake City, ArkansasUnited States
  48.6 in.38.1 in.
  3.0 in.27.8 in.
  102.0 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  27.4°21.7°
  7.17
  4.74.3
  226 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.

July is the hottest month for Lake City with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Lake City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake City are May, September and October.
In Lake City, there are 50.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake City with an average of 27.4°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Lake City, there are 71.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
In Lake City, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
Humidity in Lake City 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 Lake City with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.6 inches in Lake City means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Lake City with 10.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 102.0 rainy days annually in Lake City, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.0 inches in Lake City means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Lake City with 1.3 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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