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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Clay County / St. Francis / Zip Codes
St. Francis, AR has a mild climate year-round. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s on average. Winters are cooler, typically reaching an average low temperature of around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of almost 50 inches of rain per year, ensuring lush and green foliage during the warmer months. The area also experiences below-average snowfall each year, averaging only about 2 inches from December to February.

St. Francis, Arkansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in St. Francis. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Francis gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. Francis is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in St. Francis, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Francis, ArkansasUnited States
  45.6 in.38.1 in.
  5.4 in.27.8 in.
  92.4 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  90.3°85.8°
  25.3°21.7°
  7.27
  54.3
  299 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 St. Francis with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In St. Francis, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Francis are May, September and October.
In St. Francis, there are 48.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Francis with an average of 25.3°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In St. Francis, there are 80.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.
In St. Francis, 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 St. Francis 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 St. Francis.
May is the wettest month in St. Francis with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.6 inches in St. Francis means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in St. Francis with 9.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 92.4 rainy days annually in St. Francis, 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 Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.4 inches in St. Francis means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in St. Francis with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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