Carthage (zip 71725), Arkansas Weather

The most pleasant months of the year for the 71725 zip code are May, October and April. In the 71725 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. August is the hottest month for the 71725 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 71725 zip code with 1.2 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Carthage (zip 71725) area is 5.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

5.5 / 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)

	High	Low
January	52°	29°
February	57°	32°
March	66°	40°
April	74°	48°
May	81°	58°
June	88°	66°
July	92°	70°
August	92°	68°
September	85°	61°
October	75°	48°
November	64°	39°
December	54°	31°

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Carthage

	Hot Days	Freezing Days	Rainy Days	Snowy Days
January	0	21	8	0
February	0	15	8	0
March	0	8	9	0
April	0	1	8	0
May	1	0	9	0
June	11	0	7	0
July	20	0	8	0
August	20	0	6	0
September	8	0	6	0
October	0	2	7	0
November	0	8	8	0
December	0	18	9	0

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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Zip 71725 (Carthage, AR) Weather