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United States / Arkansas / Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area / Benton County / Pea Ridge / Zip Codes
Pea Ridge, AR experiences a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers with occasional bouts of severe thunderstorms, and mild to cool winters with occasional periods of snowfall. Average temperatures range from highs in the upper 80s and low 90s during the summer months to lows in the lower 30s and mid 40s during winter months. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, averaging 44 inches annually.

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

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Pea Ridge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pea Ridge 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 25
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 Pea Ridge is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7.3 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Pea Ridge, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePea Ridge, ArkansasUnited States
  47.5 in.38.1 in.
  11.2 in.27.8 in.
  93.3 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  89.7°85.8°
  24.8°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  1289 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 Pea Ridge with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Pea Ridge, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pea Ridge are May, September and June.
In Pea Ridge, there are 41.1 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 Pea Ridge with an average of 24.8°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Pea Ridge, there are 91.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Pea Ridge, there are 1.1 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 Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge.
May is the wettest month in Pea Ridge with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 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 47.5 inches in Pea Ridge means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Pea Ridge with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 93.3 rainy days annually in Pea Ridge, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in Pea Ridge means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in Pea Ridge with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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