Zip 72374 (Poplar Grove, AR) Climate

72374 Poplar Grove, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and generally mild winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically range from the mid 70s to the upper 90s with high humidity levels. Winters are mild with temperatures usually staying in the 40s and 50s. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, although rain totals tend to be higher during spring and autumn months.

Poplar Grove (zip 72374), Arkansas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Poplar Grove (zip 72374) averages 2 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 Poplar Grove (zip 72374). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Poplar Grove (zip 72374) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
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 72374 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

4.8 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 72374 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Poplar Grove, Arkansas	United States
	50.6 in.	38.1 in.
	1.6 in.	27.8 in.
	88.3 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	92.8°	85.8°
	30.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4.9	4.3
	166 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 72374 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Arkansas. In the 72374 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 72374 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 72374 zip code, there are 76.0 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 72374 zip code with an average of 30.3°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72374 zip code, there are 56.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72374 zip code, 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 72374 zip code 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 72374 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.6 inches in the 72374 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

March is the rainiest month in the 72374 zip code with 8.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 88.3 rainy days annually in the 72374 zip code, 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 1.6 inches in the 72374 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72374 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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