Blytheville Metro Area, AR Climate

The Blytheville, AR Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. July is usually the warmest month of the year, with average high temperatures in the mid-90s Fahrenheit and low temperatures in the mid-70s Fahrenheit. January is typically the coldest month, with average highs in the lower 50s Fahrenheit and lows in the lower 30s Fahrenheit. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year and snowfall is rare on average, but does occur occasionally throughout winter months.

Blytheville Metro Area, Arkansas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blytheville Metro Area averages 3 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 Blytheville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blytheville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 30
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Blytheville metro area is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Arkansas.

5.5 Summer - 6.3 Winter

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

Climate	Blytheville, Arkansas	United States
	50.2 in.	38.1 in.
	2.5 in.	27.8 in.
	106.5 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	90.7°	85.8°
	29.7°	21.7°
	7	7
	4.9	4.3
	234 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 the Blytheville metro area with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the Blytheville metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Blytheville metro area are May, October and September.

In the Blytheville metro area, there are 56.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Blytheville metro area with an average of 29.7°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the Blytheville metro area, there are 56.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the Blytheville metro area, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

Humidity in the Blytheville 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 Blytheville metro area with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.6 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 50.2 inches in the Blytheville metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the Blytheville metro area with 10.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 106.5 rainy days annually in the Blytheville metro area, which is one of the rainiest 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 2.5 inches in the Blytheville metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in the Blytheville metro area with 1.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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