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United States / Arkansas / Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area / Benton County / Prairie Creek / Zip Codes
Prairie Creek, Arkansas has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 64 degrees Fahrenheit, with temperatures in the summer months reaching the mid-90s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, being heaviest from May to September due to frequent thunderstorms in these months. Snowfall is uncommon but does occur occasionally. The area generally experiences sunny weather through the spring and summer months.

Prairie Creek, Arkansas gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prairie Creek averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Prairie Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prairie Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Prairie Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Prairie Creek with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In Prairie Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Prairie Creek are May, September and June.
In Prairie Creek, there are 36.1 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 Prairie Creek with an average of 24.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Prairie Creek, there are 93.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In Prairie Creek, 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 Prairie Creek 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 Prairie Creek.
May is the wettest month in Prairie Creek with 5.6 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 46.9 inches in Prairie Creek means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Prairie Creek with 11.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 96.7 rainy days annually in Prairie Creek, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.0 inches in Prairie Creek means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Prairie Creek with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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