Zip 71764 (Stephens, AR) Climate

The climate in 71764 Stephens, AR is typically warm and humid. Summers are usually hot and sunny with temperatures reaching the mid-80s, while winters tend to be mild with temperatures usually staying in the 40s and 50s. The area receives an average of 50 inches of rain per year, which contributes to a lush and verdant landscape. The region can experience occasional bouts of severe weather such as thunderstorms and tornadoes but they tend to be few and far between.

Stephens (zip 71764), Arkansas gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stephens (zip 71764) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Stephens (zip 71764). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stephens (zip 71764) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71764 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

5 Summer - 6.9 Winter

October, May and April are the most pleasant months in the 71764 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 71764 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Arkansas. In the 71764 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 71764 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 71764 zip code, there are 69.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 71764 zip code with an average of 31.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Arkansas.

In the 71764 zip code, there are 57.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

In the 71764 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Arkansas.

Humidity in the 71764 zip code can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

December is the wettest month in the 71764 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.0 inches in the 71764 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 71764 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 101.3 rainy days annually in the 71764 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 1.6 inches in the 71764 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 71764 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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