Zip 72704 (Fayetteville, AR) Climate

72704 Fayetteville, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature for the area is typically around 57 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year. Summers are usually very hot and humid with temperatures reaching the upper 80s most days, while winters are much cooler with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Precipitation is fairly common in this area, mostly in the form of rain or snow during the colder months of the year.

Fayetteville (zip 72704), Arkansas gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fayetteville (zip 72704) averages 7 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 Fayetteville (zip 72704). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fayetteville (zip 72704) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72704 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7.4 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72704 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fayetteville, Arkansas	United States
	47.0 in.	38.1 in.
	6.7 in.	27.8 in.
	100.0 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	88.8°	85.8°
	25.0°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.7	4.3
	1200 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 72704 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In the 72704 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 72704 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 72704 zip code, there are 35.9 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 72704 zip code with an average of 25.0°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72704 zip code, there are 91.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72704 zip code, there are 1.5 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 72704 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 72704 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72704 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in the 72704 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72704 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 100.0 rainy days annually in the 72704 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.7 inches in the 72704 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72704 zip code with 2.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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