Stone County, AR Climate

Stone, AR County has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature is in the mid-90s during the summer months and in the mid-50s during winter months. Rainfall averages around 3 to 4 inches per month throughout the year. Snowfall is rare in Stone, AR County, occurring only a handful of days each year on average. Humidity levels are relatively high due to its proximity to the Gulf Coast.

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

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

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Stone County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stone County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 25
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 Stone County is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.8 Summer - 6.3 Winter

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

Climate	Stone, Arkansas	United States
	48.5 in.	38.1 in.
	5.1 in.	27.8 in.
	93.6 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	90.3°	85.8°
	25.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.8	4.3
	895 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 Stone County with an average high temperature of 90.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Stone County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stone County are May, September and October.

In Stone County, there are 47.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stone County with an average of 25.2°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Stone County, there are 87.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Stone County, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Stone 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 Stone County.

November is the wettest month in Stone County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 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 48.5 inches in Stone County means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Stone County with 10.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 93.6 rainy days annually in Stone 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.1 inches in Stone County means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Stone County with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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