Zip 72776 (Witter, AR) Climate

72776 Witter, AR experiences a temperate climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 85 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature during winter months is around 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is generally abundant throughout the year, which helps keep the area lush and green. Humidity can be quite high during the summer, so you will want to stay hydrated if you are outdoors for extended periods of time.

Witter (zip 72776), Arkansas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Witter (zip 72776) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Witter (zip 72776). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Witter (zip 72776) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72776 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7.8 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 72776 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Witter, Arkansas	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	10.3 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	217 days	Unlock
	86.4°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.5	Unlock
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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 72776 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Arkansas. In the 72776 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 72776 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 72776 zip code, there are 22.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72776 zip code with an average of 25.9°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72776 zip code, there are 76.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72776 zip code, there are 1.0 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 72776 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 72776 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 72776 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.9 inches in the 72776 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72776 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 90.4 rainy days annually in the 72776 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 10.3 inches in the 72776 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. February is the snowiest month in the 72776 zip code with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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