Leslie, AR Climate


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Leslie, AR has a humid subtropical climate, which means the summers are hot and humid and the winters are generally mild with occasional cold spells. Summer temperatures average in the high 80s to low 90s Fahrenheit during the day, while night time temperatures usually dip into the high 60s-low 70s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, averaging over 50 inches annually. Snowfall is rare but can occur from time to time during winter months. The humidity is typically high in Leslie due to its close proximity to bodies of water such as Lake Ouachita and the Gulf of Mexico.

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

Leslie averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Leslie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leslie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Leslie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLeslie, ArkansasUnited States
  47.6 in.38.1 in.
  4.7 in.27.8 in.
  85.6 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  90.3°85.8°
  24.6°21.7°
  7.47
  5.24.3
  1020 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 Leslie with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Leslie, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leslie are May, September and October.
In Leslie, there are 45.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leslie with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Leslie, there are 92.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Leslie, there are 1.2 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 Leslie 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 Leslie.
November is the wettest month in Leslie with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in Leslie means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Leslie with 9.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 85.6 rainy days annually in Leslie, which is one of the least rainy places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.7 inches in Leslie means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Leslie with 2.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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