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United States / Arkansas / Fort Smith Metro Area / Crawford County / Chester / Zip Codes
The climate in Chester, AR is subtropical and humid. Summers are hot, with average temperatures reaching into the high eighties and nineties. Winters are mild and relatively short, with occasional snowfall. Precipitation is abundant throughout the entire year, with rain in all seasons but particularly heavy during spring months. Overall, the climate of Chester is conducive to outdoor activities such as camping, fishing and hiking throughout much of the year.

Chester, Arkansas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chester averages 6 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 Chester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chester gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 25
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateChester, ArkansasUnited States
  50.5 in.38.1 in.
  5.9 in.27.8 in.
  100.7 days106.2 days
  222 days205 days
  89.7°85.8°
  25.2°21.7°
  7.47
  54.3
  840 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 Chester with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Chester, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chester are May, September and June.
In Chester, there are 41.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chester with an average of 25.2°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Chester, there are 90.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Chester, 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 Chester 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 Chester.
May is the wettest month in Chester with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.5 inches in Chester means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Chester with 11.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 100.7 rainy days annually in Chester, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in Chester means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Chester with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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