Phillips County, AR Climate

Phillips, AR County has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summers in the county are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the low 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are generally mild and wet, with occasional cold snaps that can bring temperatures below freezing for short periods of time. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with a peak in mid-spring. The county also experiences some severe weather from time to time such as thunderstorms, hail, and even tornadoes on occasion.

Phillips County, Arkansas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Phillips County averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Phillips County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Phillips 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.9 Summer - 6.7 Winter

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

Climate	Phillips, Arkansas	United States
	51.4 in.	38.1 in.
	1.5 in.	27.8 in.
	89.9 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	92.1°	85.8°
	30.8°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4.9	4.3
	172 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 Phillips County with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In Phillips County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Phillips County are October, May and April.

In Phillips County, there are 70.3 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 Phillips County with an average of 30.8°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In Phillips County, there are 53.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In Phillips County, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

Humidity in Phillips 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.

December is the wettest month in Phillips County with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.4 inches in Phillips County means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Phillips County with 8.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 89.9 rainy days annually in Phillips 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 Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.5 inches in Phillips County means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Phillips County with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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