Zip 72539 (Glencoe, AR) Climate

72539 Glencoe, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures reach highs of around 88°F in the summer months and lows of around 37°F during the winter months. The area receives an average of 57 inches of precipitation each year, mostly in the form of rainfall. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of, usually occurring on an average of two days per winter season. Humidity levels are high throughout most of the year, generally above 68%.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72539 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.6 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72539 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Glencoe, Arkansas	United States
	48.3 in.	38.1 in.
	5.6 in.	27.8 in.
	91.8 days	106.2 days
	217 days	205 days
	90.6°	85.8°
	22.7°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.6	4.3
	735 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 72539 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72539 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 72539 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72539 zip code, there are 48.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72539 zip code with an average of 22.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72539 zip code, there are 98.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72539 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 72539 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 72539 zip code.

November is the wettest month in the 72539 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.3 inches in the 72539 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72539 zip code with 9.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 91.8 rainy days annually in the 72539 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.6 inches in the 72539 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in the 72539 zip code with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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