Siloam Springs, AR Climate


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Siloam Springs, AR has a subtropical climate that offers four distinct seasons to its residents. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching the mid-90s during the day. Winters are mild with temperatures staying in the mid-40s and lows in the 20s throughout most of December, January, and February. Spring and fall are both mild and generally last for several months each year. The average annual precipitation is just over 47 inches per year, making this region of Arkansas quite wet compared to areas further west.

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

Siloam Springs averages 11 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 Siloam Springs. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Siloam Springs gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 26
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 Siloam Springs is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Siloam Springs, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSiloam Springs, ArkansasUnited States
  47.7 in.38.1 in.
  10.6 in.27.8 in.
  89.9 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  90.4°85.8°
  26.4°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  1132 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 Siloam Springs with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Siloam Springs, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Siloam Springs are May, September and October.
In Siloam Springs, there are 44.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Siloam Springs with an average of 26.4°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Siloam Springs, there are 80.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In Siloam Springs, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Siloam Springs 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 Siloam Springs.
May is the wettest month in Siloam Springs 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 47.7 inches in Siloam Springs means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in Siloam Springs with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 89.9 rainy days annually in Siloam Springs, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.6 inches in Siloam Springs means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Siloam Springs with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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