Zip 72201 (Little Rock, AR) Climate

Little Rock, Arkansas is located in the humid subtropical climate zone, meaning it experiences hot and humid summers with occasional thunderstorms as well as mild winters with little snowfall. The average annual temperature in Little Rock is 63°F (17°C) while the average high temperature during summer is 90°F (32°C). Winters are milder with an average low of 35°F (2°C) and some days even reaching up to 60°F (15.5°C). Overall, the climate in Little Rock offers a pleasant mix of warm weather during summer months and cool, comfortable temperatures during winter months.

Little Rock (zip 72201), Arkansas gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Little Rock (zip 72201) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Little Rock (zip 72201). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Little Rock (zip 72201) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72201 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Arkansas.

4.6 Summer - 6.7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 72201 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for the 72201 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arkansas. In the 72201 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 72201 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 72201 zip code, there are 61.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72201 zip code with an average of 32.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In the 72201 zip code, there are 45.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In the 72201 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

Humidity in the 72201 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.

November is the wettest month in the 72201 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.7 inches in the 72201 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72201 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 103.3 rainy days annually in the 72201 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.1 inches in the 72201 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72201 zip code with 1.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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