Helena-West Helena Metro Area, AR Climate

The climate in the Helena-West Helena Metro Area is generally mild and humid. Average temperatures range between 52°F in January to 90°F in July, making it one of the milder climates in Arkansas. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year with an average of 48 inches annually, although snow is rare. Summers are hot and humid while winters tend to be quite mild, with occasional freezing temperatures. Because of its location near rivers and lakes, the area tends to be more prone to flooding during the spring months.

Helena-West Helena Metro Area, Arkansas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Helena-West Helena Metro Area 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 Helena-West Helena Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Helena-West Helena Metro Area 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 the Helena-West Helena metro area 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 the Helena-West Helena metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Helena-West Helena, 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 the Helena-West Helena metro area with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In the Helena-West Helena 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 Helena-West Helena metro area are October, May and April.

In the Helena-West Helena metro area, 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 the Helena-West Helena metro area with an average of 30.8°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the Helena-West Helena metro area, there are 53.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the Helena-West Helena metro area, 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 the Helena-West Helena 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.

December is the wettest month in the Helena-West Helena metro area 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 the Helena-West Helena metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the Helena-West Helena metro area 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 the Helena-West Helena metro area, 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 the Helena-West Helena metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the Helena-West Helena metro area with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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