Zip 72583 (Viola, AR) Climate

72583 Viola, AR has a warm humid climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) and the average low temperature during the winter months is around 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius). It receives an average of 42 inches (106 cm) of precipitation per year, with most of that falling in the late spring and early summer months. The area experiences occasional thunderstorms and strong winds, as well as frequent fog during the colder months.

Viola (zip 72583), Arkansas gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Viola (zip 72583) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Viola (zip 72583). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Viola (zip 72583) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72583 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.9 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72583 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Viola, Arkansas	United States
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	89.7°	85.8°
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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 72583 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72583 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 72583 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72583 zip code, there are 42.9 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 72583 zip code with an average of 25.0°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72583 zip code, there are 87.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72583 zip code, there are 0.6 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 72583 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 72583 zip code.

November is the wettest month in the 72583 zip code with 4.9 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 47.1 inches in the 72583 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72583 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 92.0 rainy days annually in the 72583 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.9 inches in the 72583 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in the 72583 zip code with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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