Zip 71749 (Junction City, AR) Climate

71749 Junction City, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. In the summer months, temperatures regularly reach into the 90s Fahrenheit and occasionally even higher. Winters are typically mild, with temperatures often in the 50s and 60s Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with occasional showers and thunderstorms during the summer months providing some relief from the heat. Overall, 71749 Junction City, AR has a warm climate that can be enjoyed year-round.

Junction City (zip 71749), Arkansas gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Junction City (zip 71749) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Junction City (zip 71749). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Junction City (zip 71749) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 32
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71749 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

4.9 Summer - 7 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in the 71749 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Junction City, Arkansas	United States
	55.1 in.	38.1 in.
	1.0 in.	27.8 in.
	97.6 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	92.1°	85.8°
	31.7°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.7	4.3
	188 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 71749 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In the 71749 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 71749 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 71749 zip code, there are 69.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 71749 zip code with an average of 31.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In the 71749 zip code, there are 57.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the 71749 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

Humidity in the 71749 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

December is the wettest month in the 71749 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.1 inches in the 71749 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Arkansas.

March is the rainiest month in the 71749 zip code with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 97.6 rainy days annually in the 71749 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in the 71749 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 71749 zip code with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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