Crawford County, AR Climate

Crawford, AR County has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year. Summers are usually very hot and humid, with temperatures in the mid to upper 90s on average during the day. Winters are mild, with temperatures in the lower to mid 40s during the day. The spring season brings a lot of thunderstorms and rain showers while fall tends to be cooler and drier than summer.

Crawford County, Arkansas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crawford County averages 4 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 Crawford County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crawford County 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Crawford County is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.3 Summer - 6.4 Winter

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

Climate	Crawford, Arkansas	United States
	50.0 in.	38.1 in.
	4.4 in.	27.8 in.
	91.5 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	91.3°	85.8°
	26.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5	4.3
	913 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 Crawford County with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arkansas. In Crawford County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crawford County are May, October and September.

In Crawford County, there are 53.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crawford County with an average of 26.2°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Crawford County, there are 81.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Crawford County, there are 0.4 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County.

May is the wettest month in Crawford County with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.0 inches in Crawford County means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Crawford County with 10.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 91.5 rainy days annually in Crawford County, 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 4.4 inches in Crawford County means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Crawford County with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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