North Little Rock, AR Climate


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North Little Rock, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 91°F (32°C), with temperatures occasionally reaching up to 100°F (38°C). Winters in North Little Rock are mild, with an average low temperature of about 37°F (3°C). The city receives an average of 48 inches of rain per year and has little snowfall, generally totaling less than 4 inches annually.

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

North Little Rock averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in North Little Rock. The US average is 205 sunny days.

North Little Rock gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 North Little Rock is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Arkansas.

4.7 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in North Little Rock, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNorth Little Rock, ArkansasUnited States
  51.1 in.38.1 in.
  4.1 in.27.8 in.
  104.2 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  92.1°85.8°
  31.1°21.7°
  77
  4.84.3
  266 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 North Little Rock with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In North Little Rock, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for North Little Rock are May, October and April.
In North Little Rock, there are 64.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for North Little Rock with an average of 31.1°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.
In North Little Rock, there are 50.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.
In North Little Rock, 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 North Little Rock 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 North Little Rock with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.1 inches in North Little Rock means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in North Little Rock with 10.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 104.2 rainy days annually in North Little Rock, 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 4.1 inches in North Little Rock means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in North Little Rock with 1.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Although crime and economics have taken their toll on the city, North Little Rock is beginning to improve greatly. Crime is become more isolated to certain areas of the  More

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Hot weather, crazy people. Kroger's supermarket rated "Best of Arkansas". Stay  More

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Over 18 years ago

The cost of living in North Little Rock are slowly creeping up as are the crime rate and illegal drug use. I have lived here for 25 years and it's time to move  More

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