Zip 72717 (Canehill, AR) Climate

The climate in Canehill, AR (zip code 72717) is typically warm and humid. The average annual temperature is around 64°F with the highs in the summer reaching up to 95°F and lows in the winter dipping down to below freezing. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year with an average of 48 inches per year, and snowfall is rare. Generally, Canehill experiences pleasant weather year-round with plenty of sunshine.

Canehill (zip 72717), Arkansas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Canehill (zip 72717) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Canehill (zip 72717). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Canehill (zip 72717) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72717 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7.3 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72717 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Canehill, Arkansas	United States
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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 72717 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In the 72717 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 72717 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 72717 zip code, there are 36.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72717 zip code with an average of 25.6°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72717 zip code, there are 85.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72717 zip code, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 72717 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 72717 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72717 zip code with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.2 inches in the 72717 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72717 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 105.6 rainy days annually in the 72717 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.7 inches in the 72717 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72717 zip code with 3.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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