Izard County, AR Climate

Izard County, Arkansas has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in July is around 82 degrees Fahrenheit and the average temperature in January is around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. The county receives an average of 48 inches of precipitation annually, with most of it occurring during the summer months from June to August. The area also experiences extreme weather conditions such as tornadoes, hail storms, and flash floods. Wind speeds in the area can reach up to thirty-five miles per hour.

Izard County, Arkansas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Izard County averages 7 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 Izard County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Izard County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 24
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Izard County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.5 Summer - 6.2 Winter

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

Climate	Izard, Arkansas	United States
	47.8 in.	38.1 in.
	7.2 in.	27.8 in.
	95.0 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	90.8°	85.8°
	24.3°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.9	4.3
	650 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 Izard County with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Izard County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Izard County are May, September and October.

In Izard County, there are 50.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Izard County with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In Izard County, there are 92.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In Izard County, there are 0.8 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 Izard 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 Izard County.

November is the wettest month in Izard County with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 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 47.8 inches in Izard County means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Izard County with 10.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 95.0 rainy days annually in Izard County, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.2 inches in Izard County means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Izard County with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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