Zip 72663 (Onia, AR) Climate

Onia, AR is a small rural town located in the Ozark Mountains. The climate here is very mild and pleasant with warm summers and cool winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically hover around 80 degrees Fahrenheit with occasional periods of humidity. During the winter, temperatures usually drop to 40 or below but rarely dip into the teens or lower. Precipitation levels remain relatively consistent year-round with most of it falling in the form of rain during the spring and fall seasons. Snowfall is rare in this part of Arkansas, though there are occasional light dustings each winter.

Onia (zip 72663), Arkansas gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Onia (zip 72663) averages 5 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 Onia (zip 72663). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Onia (zip 72663) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72663 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

6.7 Summer - 6.4 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72663 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Onia, Arkansas	United States
	46.2 in.	38.1 in.
	4.8 in.	27.8 in.
	88.8 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	90.9°	85.8°
	25.1°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	911 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 72663 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72663 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 72663 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72663 zip code, there are 50.6 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 72663 zip code with an average of 25.1°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72663 zip code, there are 88.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72663 zip code, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 72663 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 72663 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72663 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in the 72663 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72663 zip code with 9.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 88.8 rainy days annually in the 72663 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 4.8 inches in the 72663 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72663 zip code with 1.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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