Zip 72761 (Siloam Springs, AR) Climate

72761 Siloam Springs, AR has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in summer is around 87°F, while the average low in winter is around 29°F. Annual rainfall averages 43 inches, with February usually being the wettest month. Snowfall is rare but can happen once or twice per year, typically during January and February. There are plenty of sunny days throughout the year for outdoor activities, making it an ideal climate to enjoy all four seasons.

Siloam Springs (zip 72761), Arkansas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Siloam Springs (zip 72761) averages 11 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 Siloam Springs (zip 72761). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Siloam Springs (zip 72761) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 26
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72761 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7 Summer - 6.3 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72761 zip code, while January and December 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 72761 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72761 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 72761 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72761 zip code, there are 44.6 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 72761 zip code with an average of 26.4°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72761 zip code, there are 80.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72761 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 72761 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 72761 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72761 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in the 72761 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72761 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 89.9 rainy days annually in the 72761 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.6 inches in the 72761 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72761 zip code with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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