Greene County, AR Climate

Greene, AR County has a temperate climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, but most heavily from April through October. Summers in Greene, AR County are usually hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters can be cold with temperatures dropping to an average of 34 degrees Fahrenheit. The county typically sees around 50 inches of total annual precipitation, making it well-suited for agriculture and farming activities.

Greene County, Arkansas gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greene County averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Greene County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greene 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter

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

Climate	Greene, Arkansas	United States
	48.7 in.	38.1 in.
	5.3 in.	27.8 in.
	97.8 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	90.3°	85.8°
	27.2°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.1	4.3
	303 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 Greene County with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Greene County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greene County are May, September and October.

In Greene County, there are 49.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greene County with an average of 27.2°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Greene County, there are 72.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

In Greene County, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

Humidity in Greene County can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

May is the wettest month in Greene County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.7 inches in Greene County means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Greene County with 10.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 97.8 rainy days annually in Greene County, which is rainier than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.3 inches in Greene County means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Greene County with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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