Zip 72601 (Harrison, AR) Climate

The climate in 72601 Harrison, AR is generally mild throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures ranging from highs of around 87°F to lows of 64°F. Winters are mild with highs typically reaching into the mid-40s and lows near 30°F. The area receives an average of 50 inches of rain a year, which helps to keep local vegetation green and lush.

Harrison (zip 72601), Arkansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harrison (zip 72601) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Harrison (zip 72601). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrison (zip 72601) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72601 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 72601 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Harrison, Arkansas	United States
	46.1 in.	38.1 in.
	7.6 in.	27.8 in.
	104.7 days	106.2 days
	211 days	205 days
	88.9°	85.8°
	24.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.7	4.3
	1119 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 72601 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In the 72601 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 72601 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 72601 zip code, there are 37.2 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 72601 zip code with an average of 24.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72601 zip code, there are 90.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72601 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 72601 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 72601 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72601 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in the 72601 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72601 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 104.7 rainy days annually in the 72601 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.6 inches in the 72601 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72601 zip code with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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