Stamps, AR Climate


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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Lafayette County / Stamps / Zip Codes
The climate in Stamps, AR is predominantly hot and humid. Summers are long and hot, with temperatures reaching up to the high 90s and lows in the high 70s. Winters are much milder, with temperatures typically ranging from highs in the 50s and lows in the 20s. Rainfall is distributed fairly evenly over the course of the year, averaging about 44 inches throughout 12 months. There is usually a snowfall of around 3 inches each winter. The combination of heat and humidity make summer days uncomfortable for most people, but overall it's a very pleasant climate to enjoy.

Stamps, Arkansas gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Stamps. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stamps gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 32
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5 Summer - 7 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Stamps, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateStamps, ArkansasUnited States
  52.7 in.38.1 in.
  1.6 in.27.8 in.
  90.5 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  92.3°85.8°
  31.6°21.7°
  7.17
  5.54.3
  308 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 Stamps with an average high temperature of 93.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Arkansas. In Stamps, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stamps are October, April and May.
In Stamps, there are 69.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stamps with an average of 31.6°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.
In Stamps, there are 58.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.
In Stamps, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.
Humidity in Stamps can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
October is the wettest month in Stamps with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.7 inches in Stamps means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.
March is the rainiest month in Stamps with 8.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 90.5 rainy days annually in Stamps, which is less rainy than most 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 1.6 inches in Stamps means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Stamps with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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