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Mena, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is about 65 degrees Fahrenheit with July being the hottest month with an average high of 92°F and January being the coldest month with an average low of 35°F. Rainfall averages around 55 inches per year, most of which occurs in the spring months. A few snowfalls also occur each winter that typically don’t accumulate on the ground. Mena receives on average 234 sunny days a year, providing plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities.

Mena, Arkansas gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mena averages 1 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 Mena. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mena gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.7 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Mena, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMena, ArkansasUnited States
  58.1 in.38.1 in.
  1.2 in.27.8 in.
  99.0 days106.2 days
  222 days205 days
  89.1°85.8°
  27.9°21.7°
  7.47
  4.94.3
  1171 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 Mena with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In Mena, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mena are May, September and June.
In Mena, there are 38.5 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 Mena with an average of 27.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
In Mena, there are 75.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Mena, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.
Humidity in Mena can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
May is the wettest month in Mena with 6.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.1 inches in Mena means that it is one of the wettest places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Mena with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 99.0 rainy days annually in Mena, which is rainier than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.2 inches in Mena means that it is one of the least snowy places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in Mena with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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