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The most pleasant months of the year for Little Rock are May, October and April. In Little Rock, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. August is the hottest month for Little Rock with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Little Rock with 1.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June.

Today's Weather - Little Rock, AR

12 AM PST

Cloudy

58°F

7 DAY FORECASTDESCRIPTIONHIGH/LOWWIND
OvernightCloudy55° / 65°NE 10 mph
Friday NightShowers And Thunderstorms58° / 70°ENE 5 to 10 mph
Saturday NightShowers And Thunderstorms Likely59° / 71°SW 0 to 5 mph
Sunday NightMostly Clear50° / 71°NW 0 to 5 mph
Monday NightMostly Clear49° / 69° 0 mph
Tuesday NightPartly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms53° / 69°SSE 5 mph
Wednesday NightSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear47° / 64°WNW 5 to 10 mph

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Little Rock area is 4.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

4.6 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.


Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
HighLow
January51° 31°
February55° 35°
March64° 43°
April73° 51°
May81° 61°
June88° 69°
July92° 72°
August92° 71°
September85° 64°
October74° 52°
November63° 43°
December52° 34°
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Little Rock
Hot
Days
Freezing
Days
Rainy
Days
Snowy
Days
January01791
February01191
March04100
April0090
May20110
June13080
July21080
August21060
September8070
October0080
November0490
December014100

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.

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I grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and moved to Little Rock in 2007. I decided to move out of state in 2014, but I definitely enjoyed my time in Little Rock. It is  More

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Little Rock is a city that I thoroughly researched before moving to, but nothing prepared me for the hills! They're even steeper than San Francisco, and they're  More

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After leaving critical reviews for a LOT of different cities, I finally found my home. Before moving to Little Rock, I had researched nearly every medium/big city in the  More

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