Ashdown, Arkansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Ashdown's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 53.2 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.2°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,352 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAshdown (4 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00030286
- Location33.62°N 94.10°W
- Elevation320 ft (98 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population4,088
On October 22, the normal high in Ashdown is 73°F and the normal low 50°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ashdown.
- Jan 54° 32°
- Feb 58° 35°
- Mar 66° 42°
- Apr 74° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 89° 68°
- Jul 93° 71°
- Aug 93° 70°
- Sep 87° 63°
- Oct 76° 53°
- Nov 63° 41°
- Dec 56° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Ashdown each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.74 in), the least in August (2.95 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F | 32°F | 42.7°F | 3.93 | 0.9 | 9 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 58°F | 35°F | 46.5°F | 4.55 | 0.8 | 10 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 42°F | 53.8°F | 5.34 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 74°F | 50°F | 62.2°F | 5.18 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 70.4°F | 5.74 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 68°F | 78.5°F | 3.91 | 0.0 | 7 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 93°F | 71°F | 82.2°F | 3.40 | 0.0 | 7 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 93°F | 70°F | 81.8°F | 2.95 | 0.0 | 6 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 87°F | 63°F | 74.9°F | 4.11 | 0.0 | 6 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 53°F | 64.3°F | 4.28 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 41°F | 52.3°F | 4.53 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 35°F | 45.2°F | 5.32 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 52°F | 62.9°F | 53.24 | 1.8 | 100 | 83 | 56 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 100 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 14°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 116 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 136 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 146 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 27.9°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.7°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.8°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 12°C | 17.9°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 5°C | 11.3°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 13°C | 2°C | 7.3°C | 135 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00030286; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Ashdown?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00030286.
When is the last frost in Ashdown?
In Ashdown, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 24 in half of years and after April 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 11 in half of years and before October 30 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 241 year in 10 after April 8; 9 in 10 after March 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 111 year in 10 before October 30; 9 in 10 before November 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 233 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 255 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 11 in half of springs and before November 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ashdown in zone 8b in ZIP code 71822, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arkansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00030286; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Ashdown?
In a normal year in Ashdown, 83 days a year reach 90°F (15 of them 100°F or more), 56 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 100 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 83a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 15a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 56a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 100a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00030286.
How sunny is Ashdown?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Ashdown, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (85%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.7 |
| February | 65% | 3.1 |
| March | 70% | 4.2 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 76% | 5.8 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 84% | 6.4 |
| August | 85% | 6.0 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 79% | 4.0 |
| November | 75% | 2.9 |
| December | 71% | 2.4 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Ashdown need?
A normal year in Ashdown brings 2,853 heating degree days, 47% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,121 cooling degree days, 2.3 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,505 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 690 | 1 |
| February | 521 | 2 |
| March | 357 | 8 |
| April | 136 | 52 |
| May | 27 | 193 |
| June | 0 | 405 |
| July | 0 | 535 |
| August | 0 | 521 |
| September | 6 | 304 |
| October | 113 | 93 |
| November | 390 | 7 |
| December | 613 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,853 | 2,121 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00030286. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Ashdown been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 63.4°F, 0.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.9°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2024 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.5°F | +1.6°F | 58.18 | – |
| 2025 | 63.4°F | +0.5°F | 48.08 | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00030286. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Ashdown's climate compare?
Ashdown is warmer than 68 of the other 85 places with their own NOAA record in Arkansas, and wetter than 59. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.9°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ashdown is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Ashdown share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Hooks, TX2,474 people · 15 mi SW
- Yarborough Landing, AR332 people · 9 mi NE
- Wilton, AR283 people · 9 mi N
- Ben Lomond, AR137 people · 15 mi N
- Alleene, AR25 people · 14 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Ashdown's climate
What is the coldest month in Ashdown?
January, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Ashdown?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Ashdown?
May, with 5.74 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 2.95 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ashdown in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ashdown in zone 8b in ZIP code 71822, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Ashdown?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 24; in one year in ten it comes after April 8. Waiting until April 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arkansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Texarkana, AR12 miles from this station, 64.0°F a year
- Texarkana, TX12 miles from this station, 64.0°F a year
- Wright Patman Dam & Lake, TX22 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Nashville, AR25 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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