St. Joe, AR Climate


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United States / Arkansas / No Metro Area / Searcy County / St. Joe / Zip Codes
The climate in St. Joe, Arkansas is generally temperate and mild throughout the year. Summers tend to be hot and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s Fahrenheit, while winters are generally cool and wet, with low temperatures falling to around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average amount of rainfall each year, which helps to maintain a consistent level of humidity. Because of its location in the northern part of Arkansas, it experiences all four seasons but usually stays relatively mild.

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

St. Joe averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in St. Joe. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Joe gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in St. Joe, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Joe, ArkansasUnited States
  46.2 in.38.1 in.
  6.3 in.27.8 in.
  89.1 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  90.8°85.8°
  24.3°21.7°
  7.47
  5.24.3
  797 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. Joe with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In St. Joe, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Joe are May, September and October.
In St. Joe, there are 48.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Joe with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In St. Joe, there are 94.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.
In St. Joe, there are 1.3 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 St. Joe 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. Joe.
May is the wettest month in St. Joe with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in St. Joe means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.
May is the rainiest month in St. Joe with 9.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 89.1 rainy days annually in St. Joe, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.3 inches in St. Joe means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in St. Joe with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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