Malvern Metro Area, AR Climate

The Malvern, AR Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature for the year ranges from 64°F in January to 90°F in July. Rainfall is frequent throughout the year, with an average of 52 inches per year. Heat waves can be intense during the summer months while snow is uncommon but does occur occasionally during the winter.

Malvern Metro Area, Arkansas gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Malvern 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 Malvern Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Malvern Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 30
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Malvern metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

5.4 Summer - 6.7 Winter

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

Climate	Malvern, Arkansas	United States
	56.3 in.	38.1 in.
	2.4 in.	27.8 in.
	101.7 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	92.1°	85.8°
	29.9°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.8	4.3
	445 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 the Malvern metro area with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In the Malvern 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 Malvern metro area are May, October and April.

In the Malvern metro area, there are 62.3 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 Malvern metro area with an average of 29.9°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the Malvern metro area, there are 66.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

In the Malvern metro area, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

Humidity in the Malvern 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 Malvern metro area with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 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 56.3 inches in the Malvern metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the Malvern metro area with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 101.7 rainy days annually in the Malvern metro area, which is rainier 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 2.4 inches in the Malvern metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the Malvern metro area with 1.3 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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