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United States / Arkansas / Batesville Metro Area / Independence County / Sulphur Rock / Zip Codes
Sulphur Rock, AR has a humid subtropical climate. Summers in Sulphur Rock are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the upper 80s, while winters tend to be mild with temperatures rarely below freezing. The city gets plenty of rainfall throughout the year and snowfall is rare. Winters are usually short and cool, while summers are long and hot. Average precipitation rates range from 40 inches (101 cm) in July to just over 4 inches (10 cm) in October. Overall, Sulphur Rock has mild weather all year round that makes it an enjoyable place to live or visit.

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

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

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Sulphur Rock. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sulphur Rock 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.9 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Sulphur Rock, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSulphur Rock, ArkansasUnited States
  49.4 in.38.1 in.
  4.2 in.27.8 in.
  101.7 days106.2 days
  222 days205 days
  91.3°85.8°
  25.7°21.7°
  7.17
  4.84.3
  322 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 Sulphur Rock with an average high temperature of 91.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arkansas. In Sulphur Rock, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sulphur Rock are May, October and September.
In Sulphur Rock, there are 54.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sulphur Rock with an average of 25.7°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Sulphur Rock, there are 81.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Sulphur Rock, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Sulphur Rock during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Sulphur Rock.
November is the wettest month in Sulphur Rock with 5.1 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 49.4 inches in Sulphur Rock means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Sulphur Rock with 10.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.7 rainy days annually in Sulphur Rock, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.2 inches in Sulphur Rock means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Sulphur Rock with 2.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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