Letona, AR Climate


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Letona, AR has a humid subtropical climate. The average annual temperature is around 66°F, with summers being hot and humid and winters mild. Rainfall amounts are seasonal, with the most precipitation occurring during summer months. Summers also bring frequent thunderstorms to Letona, providing relief from the heat. Winter weather is usually mild but can occasionally be affected by Arctic air masses from Canada, bringing a few days of snow or sleet each year.

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

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Letona. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Letona gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 27
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.5 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Letona, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLetona, ArkansasUnited States
  50.5 in.38.1 in.
  2.2 in.27.8 in.
  95.1 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  92.0°85.8°
  27.3°21.7°
  7.17
  4.84.3
  285 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 Letona with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In Letona, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Letona are May, October and April.
In Letona, there are 62.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Letona with an average of 27.3°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Letona, there are 75.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Letona, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
Humidity in Letona 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 Letona with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.5 inches in Letona means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Letona with 9.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 95.1 rainy days annually in Letona, which is about average compared to other 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 2.2 inches in Letona means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in Letona with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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