Ashley County, AR Climate

Ashley County, AR has a humid subtropical climate typical of the Southeastern United States. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-90s Fahrenheit during the day. Winters tend to be mild, with average highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of around 50 inches per year. Snowfall is uncommon but does occasionally occur. The county also experiences frequent thunderstorms during spring and summer months, which can sometimes bring heavy rain and damaging winds.

Ashley County, Arkansas gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ashley County averages 1 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 Ashley County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ashley County 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ashley County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

4.7 Summer - 7 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Ashley County, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Ashley County with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In Ashley County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ashley County are October, April and May.

In Ashley County, there are 71.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ashley County with an average of 32.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In Ashley County, there are 51.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In Ashley County, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

Humidity in Ashley County can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

December is the wettest month in Ashley County with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.1 inches in Ashley County means that it is one of the wettest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Ashley County with 8.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 89.9 rainy days annually in Ashley County, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.7 inches in Ashley County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Ashley County with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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