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United States / Arkansas / Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area / Benton County / Gateway / Zip Codes
Gateway, Arkansas is located in the northern part of the state and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures averaging around 86 degrees Fahrenheit while winters are mild and wet with temperatures usually staying around 44 degrees Fahrenheit. The area experiences high amounts of rainfall throughout the year, with spring being the wettest season. Thunderstorms are common during this time as well as summer. Snow is possible during winter months, but it is usually not very heavy or long-lasting.

Gateway, Arkansas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gateway averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Gateway. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gateway 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Gateway, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGateway, ArkansasUnited States
  47.8 in.38.1 in.
  10.9 in.27.8 in.
  94.3 days106.2 days
  221 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  23.4°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  1535 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 Gateway with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In Gateway, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gateway are September, May and June.
In Gateway, there are 28.2 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 Gateway with an average of 23.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Gateway, there are 99.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Gateway, there are 2.0 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 Gateway 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 Gateway.
May is the wettest month in Gateway with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in Gateway means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Gateway with 11.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 94.3 rainy days annually in Gateway, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in Gateway means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in Gateway with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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