Lafayette County, AR Climate

Located in northwest Arkansas, Lafayette County has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with highs usually reaching the mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters are mild and sunny, with lows usually staying around the mid-30s Fahrenheit and snowfall is relatively light. The area experiences its highest temperatures in July and its lowest temperatures in January. There is generally enough rain throughout the year to keep vegetation healthy, though summer months tend to be drier than other times of the year.

Lafayette County, Arkansas gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

Lafayette County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.9 Summer - 7 Winter

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

Climate	Lafayette, Arkansas	United States
	52.7 in.	38.1 in.
	1.4 in.	27.8 in.
	90.1 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	92.5°	85.8°
	31.7°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.5	4.3
	250 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 Lafayette County with an average high temperature of 93.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Arkansas. In Lafayette County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lafayette County are October, April and May.

In Lafayette County, there are 72.3 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 Lafayette County with an average of 31.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In Lafayette County, there are 57.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.

October is the wettest month in Lafayette County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.7 inches in Lafayette County means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.

December is the rainiest month in Lafayette County with 8.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 90.1 rainy days annually in Lafayette County, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.4 inches in Lafayette County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Lafayette County with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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