Zip 71660 (New Edinburg, AR) Climate

New Edinburg, AR is located in south Arkansas and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures usually reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s. Winters are mild but can be occasionally cold with temperatures dropping into the 30s and 40s. Rainfall is common year-round with snowfall having the potential to occur during the winter months.

New Edinburg (zip 71660), Arkansas gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Edinburg (zip 71660) averages 1 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 New Edinburg (zip 71660). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Edinburg (zip 71660) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 31
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71660 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

5.1 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 71660 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.

August is the hottest month for the 71660 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. In the 71660 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 71660 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 71660 zip code, there are 65.7 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 71660 zip code with an average of 31.2°. This is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the 71660 zip code, there are 57.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the 71660 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 71660 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.

December is the wettest month in the 71660 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.9 inches in the 71660 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Arkansas.

March is the rainiest month in the 71660 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 103.7 rainy days annually in the 71660 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Spring 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 1.1 inches in the 71660 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 71660 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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