Ash Flat, AR Climate


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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Sharp County / Ash Flat / Zip Codes
Ash Flat, AR has a humid subtropical climate typical of the southeastern United States. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s during the months of July and August. Winters are generally mild, with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Precipitation is spread throughout most of the year, with an average of about 46 inches per year. The area experiences occasional thunderstorms and tornadoes that can occur at any time during the spring and summer months.

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

Ash Flat averages 6 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 Ash Flat. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ash Flat gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Ash Flat, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAsh Flat, ArkansasUnited States
  49.2 in.38.1 in.
  5.7 in.27.8 in.
  93.5 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  91.8°85.8°
  23.8°21.7°
  7.17
  4.94.3
  663 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 Ash Flat with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arkansas. In Ash Flat, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ash Flat are May, October and September.
In Ash Flat, there are 57.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ash Flat with an average of 23.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Ash Flat, there are 93.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Ash Flat, there are 0.6 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 Ash Flat 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 Ash Flat.
November is the wettest month in Ash Flat with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in Ash Flat means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Ash Flat with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 93.5 rainy days annually in Ash Flat, which is less rainy 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.7 inches in Ash Flat means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in Ash Flat with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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