Zip 71945 (Hatfield, AR) Climate

Hatfield, AR has a humid subtropical climate with long, hot summers and mild winters. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures sometimes reaching into the 90s in July and August. Winters are mild, often only dipping to the low 40s in January and February. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of around 46 inches per year.

Hatfield (zip 71945), Arkansas gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hatfield (zip 71945) averages 1 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 Hatfield (zip 71945). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hatfield (zip 71945) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 27
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71945 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

6.6 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 71945 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hatfield, Arkansas	United States
	57.9 in.	38.1 in.
	1.3 in.	27.8 in.
	97.3 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	89.3°	85.8°
	27.4°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.9	4.3
	974 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 71945 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 71945 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 71945 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 71945 zip code, there are 40.0 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 71945 zip code with an average of 27.4°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 71945 zip code, there are 78.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 71945 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

Humidity in the 71945 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.

May is the wettest month in the 71945 zip code with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.9 inches in the 71945 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 71945 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 97.3 rainy days annually in the 71945 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in the 71945 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in the 71945 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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