Huntsville, AR Climate


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Huntsville, AR has a mild climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit (32-37°C). Winters are usually mild, with only occasional cold snaps that can bring snow or ice. Spring and fall are usually pleasant, transitioning between the hotter summer months and colder winter months. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, averaging around 45 inches per year. Average highs in July reach 89°F (31°C), while average lows in January dip to 41°F (5°C).

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

Huntsville averages 11 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 Huntsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Huntsville is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7.4 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Huntsville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHuntsville, ArkansasUnited States
  48.6 in.38.1 in.
  10.9 in.27.8 in.
  92.8 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  88.7°85.8°
  26.9°21.7°
  7.57
  4.84.3
  1519 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 Huntsville with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In Huntsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Huntsville are May, September and June.
In Huntsville, there are 34.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Huntsville with an average of 26.9°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Huntsville, there are 76.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Huntsville, there are 0.9 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 Huntsville 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 Huntsville.
May is the wettest month in Huntsville with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.6 inches in Huntsville means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Huntsville with 10.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 92.8 rainy days annually in Huntsville, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in Huntsville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Huntsville with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 14 years ago

Huntsville is a good place to raise your children, crime rates are low, schools are ok. But if you have to work there is just nothing there. You have to commute to the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Huntsville is a great place to live for anyone who works at home or is retired. It's convenient to Fayetteville,AR, for when you want a night out on the town and it's  More

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