Chicot County, AR Climate

Chicot County, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and generally mild winters. Average precipitation in the area is around 54 inches per year, spread evenly throughout the year. In the summer months, temperatures in Chicot County can reach into the 90s Fahrenheit, while winter lows can sometimes drop below freezing. The area is usually quite humid due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. Despite these warm temperatures, snowfall does occur from time to time during the winter months.

Chicot County, Arkansas gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

Chicot County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 33
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chicot County is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Arkansas.

4.3 Summer - 7 Winter

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

Climate	Chicot, Arkansas	United States
	54.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.6 in.	27.8 in.
	88.1 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	92.2°	85.8°
	32.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.5	4.3
	113 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 Chicot County with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In Chicot County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chicot County are October, April and May.

In Chicot County, there are 75.2 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 Chicot County with an average of 32.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In Chicot County, there are 43.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In Chicot 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 Chicot 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 Chicot County with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.8 inches in Chicot County means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Chicot County with 8.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 88.1 rainy days annually in Chicot County, which is one of the least rainy 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 0.6 inches in Chicot County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Chicot County with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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