Carroll County, AR Climate

Carroll County, AR has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Average winter temperatures range from the upper 30s to mid-50s Fahrenheit while summer temperatures are usually in the low 90s Fahrenheit. The area experiences plenty of rainfall throughout the year, with an average of 48 inches annually. Spring and fall are generally mild and pleasant in Carroll County with clear skies and moderate temperatures.

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

Carroll County averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Carroll County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carroll County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Carroll County is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7.4 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Carroll County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Carroll, Arkansas	United States
	46.2 in.	38.1 in.
	8.5 in.	27.8 in.
	97.6 days	106.2 days
	211 days	205 days
	89.0°	85.8°
	25.1°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	1326 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 Carroll County with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In Carroll County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carroll County are May, September and June.

In Carroll County, there are 37.6 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 Carroll County with an average of 25.1°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Carroll County, there are 88.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Carroll County, there are 1.0 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 Carroll County 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 Carroll County.

May is the wettest month in Carroll County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in Carroll County means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Carroll County with 11.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 97.6 rainy days annually in Carroll County, which is rainier 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.5 inches in Carroll County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Carroll County with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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