Zip 72436 (Lafe, AR) Climate

72436 Lafe, AR has a temperate climate with hot summers and relatively mild winters. The average annual temperature for the area is around 64°F. During the summer, temperatures can reach up to 90°F with humidity levels typically remaining in the 70% range. In winter, temperatures drop down to 45°F but usually stay above freezing. Rainfall in 72436 Lafe, AR averages around 40 inches per year and snowfall is minimal, usually occurring in late December or early January.

Lafe (zip 72436), Arkansas gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lafe (zip 72436) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Lafe (zip 72436). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lafe (zip 72436) 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72436 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

6.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 72436 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lafe, Arkansas	United States
	48.7 in.	38.1 in.
	5.5 in.	27.8 in.
	97.8 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	90.4°	85.8°
	27.1°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.1	4.3
	373 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.

July is the hottest month for the 72436 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72436 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 72436 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72436 zip code, there are 51.2 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 72436 zip code with an average of 27.1°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72436 zip code, there are 72.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

In the 72436 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 72436 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 72436 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72436 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 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 48.7 inches in the 72436 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72436 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 97.8 rainy days annually in the 72436 zip code, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.5 inches in the 72436 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72436 zip code with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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