Zip 72512 (Horseshoe Bend, AR) Climate

72512 Horseshoe Bend, AR is a great place to experience all four seasons of the year. The summers in this town are warm and sunny, with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-70s to the upper 80s throughout the season. Winters tend to be mild with temperatures consistently staying in the 40s and 50s most days. Spring and fall are pleasant with temperatures usually hovering around the mid-60s during both seasons. Rainfall is fairly common all year round although it tends to be heavier during spring and summer months.

Horseshoe Bend (zip 72512), Arkansas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Horseshoe Bend (zip 72512) 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 Horseshoe Bend (zip 72512). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Horseshoe Bend (zip 72512) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72512 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

6.2 Summer - 6.2 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 72512 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Horseshoe Bend, 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 72512 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arkansas. In the 72512 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 72512 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 72512 zip code, there are 57.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72512 zip code with an average of 23.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72512 zip code, there are 93.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72512 zip code, there are 0.6 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 72512 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 72512 zip code.

November is the wettest month in the 72512 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 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 48.4 inches in the 72512 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72512 zip code with 9.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 92.4 rainy days annually in the 72512 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 7.6 inches in the 72512 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72512 zip code with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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