Arkadelphia Metro Area, AR Climate

The Arkadelphia, AR Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperature ranges vary throughout the year with average lows in the mid-30s in January and averages highs around 92°F in July. The area receives an average of 48 inches of precipitation throughout the year, making it one of the wettest places in Arkansas. Snow is rare but can occur during the winter months, usually amounting to between 1 to 2 inches annually. Humidity tends to be high year round due to its proximity to several large bodies of water including Lake Greeson and the Ouachita River.

Arkadelphia Metro Area, Arkansas gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Arkadelphia Metro Area averages 2 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 Arkadelphia Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Arkadelphia Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 29
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.3 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Arkadelphia metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 the Arkadelphia metro area with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In the Arkadelphia metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Arkadelphia metro area are May, October and April.

In the Arkadelphia metro area, there are 62.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Arkadelphia metro area with an average of 29.3°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the Arkadelphia metro area, there are 68.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

In the Arkadelphia metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

Humidity in the Arkadelphia metro area 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 the Arkadelphia metro area with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 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 55.3 inches in the Arkadelphia metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the Arkadelphia metro area with 9.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 91.5 rainy days annually in the Arkadelphia metro area, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.1 inches in the Arkadelphia metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the Arkadelphia metro area with 1.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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