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United States / Arkansas / Mountain Home Metro Area / Baxter County / Big Flat / Zip Codes
Big Flat, AR has a temperate climate that is typical of the midwest United States. The summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s and high humidity levels during the summer months. Winters are mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Snowfall is rare in Big Flat, but annual rainfall averages around 45 inches per year. Spring and fall bring mild temperatures and moderate humidity levels that make them enjoyable times to visit or live in Big Flat.

Big Flat, Arkansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Flat averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Big Flat. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Flat 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Big Flat is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

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

  ClimateBig Flat, ArkansasUnited States
  45.7 in.38.1 in.
  6.3 in.27.8 in.
  93.1 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  90.3°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.47
  4.84.3
  1237 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 Big Flat with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Big Flat, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Big Flat are May, September and October.
In Big Flat, there are 45.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Big Flat with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Big Flat, there are 86.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Big Flat, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Big 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 Big Flat.
May is the wettest month in Big Flat with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.7 inches in Big Flat means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Big Flat with 10.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 93.1 rainy days annually in Big 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 Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.3 inches in Big Flat means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Big Flat with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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tamara · Big Flat, AR
big flat school
Over 16 years ago

ok, the nearest school to bigflat is in timbo which is about twenty miles or mountain view which is about twenty five miles away. there actually hasn't been a school in  More

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