Zip 72573 (Sage, AR) Climate

72573 Sage, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average temperatures in the summer can reach up to 92°F, while in winter they can drop as low as 32°F. Rainfall is common throughout the year, with an average yearly precipitation of around 45 inches. The area experiences occasional thunderstorms in the summer months and snow storms in the winter months. Humidity levels are generally high throughout the year, making it feel more like a tropical environment than most other places in Arkansas.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72573 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.5 Summer - 6.1 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 72573 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sage, Arkansas	United States
	48.4 in.	38.1 in.
	7.6 in.	27.8 in.
	92.8 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	90.7°	85.8°
	24.3°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.9	4.3
	730 ft.	2443 ft.

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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 72573 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72573 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 72573 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72573 zip code, there are 50.1 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 72573 zip code with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72573 zip code, there are 92.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In the 72573 zip code, there are 0.8 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 72573 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 72573 zip code.

November is the wettest month in the 72573 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 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 48.4 inches in the 72573 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72573 zip code with 9.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 92.8 rainy days annually in the 72573 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 7.6 inches in the 72573 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72573 zip code with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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