Batesville, Arkansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Batesville's normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 48.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.6°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,243 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBatesville (8 mi WNW)
- Station IDUSW00023904
- Location35.82°N 91.78°W
- Elevation455 ft (139 m)
- Population11,539
On October 22, the normal high in Batesville is 70°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 31%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Batesville.
- Jan 48° 26°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 78° 55°
- Jun 87° 63°
- Jul 91° 67°
- Aug 90° 66°
- Sep 83° 57°
- Oct 72° 45°
- Nov 60° 35°
- Dec 51° 28°
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 Batesville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in April (5.11 in), the least in June (3.04 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 26°F | 37.0°F | 3.34 | 9 | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| February | 52°F | 29°F | 40.8°F | 3.70 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 37°F | 48.8°F | 4.62 | 13 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 45°F | 57.7°F | 5.11 | 10 | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 66.6°F | 4.94 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 87°F | 63°F | 75.0°F | 3.04 | 8 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 67°F | 78.8°F | 3.97 | 10 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 90°F | 66°F | 77.8°F | 3.66 | 10 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 83°F | 57°F | 70.4°F | 3.30 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 45°F | 58.7°F | 3.99 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 35°F | 47.5°F | 4.44 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 28°F | 39.5°F | 4.83 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 46°F | 58.2°F | 48.94 | 121 | 51 | 93 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.8°C | 85 mm |
| February | 11°C | −2°C | 4.9°C | 94 mm |
| March | 16°C | 3°C | 9.3°C | 117 mm |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 14.3°C | 130 mm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 125 mm |
| June | 30°C | 17°C | 23.9°C | 77 mm |
| July | 33°C | 20°C | 26.0°C | 101 mm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.4°C | 93 mm |
| September | 29°C | 14°C | 21.3°C | 84 mm |
| October | 22°C | 7°C | 14.8°C | 101 mm |
| November | 15°C | 2°C | 8.6°C | 113 mm |
| December | 10°C | −2°C | 4.2°C | 123 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Batesville's own co-op station Batesville Lvstk does: 4 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023904; 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 Batesville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September 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 USW00023904.
When is the last frost in Batesville?
In Batesville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 9 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 12 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
- April 91 year in 10 after April 24; 9 in 10 after March 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 198 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 221 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Batesville in zone 7b in ZIP code 72501, 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 USW00023904; 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 Batesville?
In a normal year in Batesville, 51 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 93 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 121 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 51a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 93a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 121a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00023904.
How sunny is Batesville?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Batesville, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.5 |
| February | 67% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.1 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 76% | 5.8 |
| June | 83% | 6.6 |
| July | 82% | 6.3 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 82% | 4.9 |
| October | 77% | 3.7 |
| November | 74% | 2.7 |
| December | 69% | 2.2 |
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 Batesville need?
A normal year in Batesville brings 3,941 heating degree days, 27% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,501 cooling degree days, 65% more than 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 4,430 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 869 | 0 |
| February | 680 | 1 |
| March | 505 | 3 |
| April | 242 | 23 |
| May | 68 | 117 |
| June | 1 | 302 |
| July | 0 | 429 |
| August | 1 | 397 |
| September | 27 | 189 |
| October | 229 | 35 |
| November | 528 | 3 |
| December | 791 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,941 | 1,501 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023904. 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 Batesville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.5°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.2°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.7°F | +0.5°F | 41.95 |
| 2023 | 60.0°F | +1.8°F | 60.45 |
| 2024 | 59.9°F | +1.6°F | 53.09 |
| 2025 | 59.5°F | +1.3°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00023904. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Batesville's climate compare?
Batesville is warmer than 12 of the other 85 places with their own NOAA record in Arkansas, and wetter than 18. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.2°F is warmer than 69%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Batesville 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 Batesville share this climate record?
9 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.
- Southside, AR4,248 people · 11 mi SE
- Desha, AR908 people · 8 mi SE
- Cushman, AR445 people · 3 mi N
- Salado, AR443 people · 14 mi SE
- Mount Pleasant, AR369 people · 11 mi N
- Pleasant Grove, AR255 people · 7 mi W
- Concord, AR193 people · 11 mi SW
- Bethesda, AR136 people · 2 mi S
- Moorefield, AR125 people · 12 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Batesville's other NOAA stations record?
2 more NOAA stations keep 1991-2020 normals in or near Batesville. This page uses Batesville (8 mi WNW); the others differ by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Lock and Dam 1 USC00030460 | 9 mi SE | 290 ft | 59.6°F | 28°F | 91°F | 50.8 | 2 | March 30 |
| Batesville Lvstk USC00030458 | 1 mi NW | 571 ft | 57.3°F | 26°F | 88°F | 50.5 | 4 | April 8 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Batesville's climate
What is the coldest month in Batesville?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Batesville?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Batesville's NOAA station; Batesville's own co-op station Batesville Lvstk records 4 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Batesville?
April, with 5.11 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 3.04 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Batesville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Batesville in zone 7b in ZIP code 72501, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Batesville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 9; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arkansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Mountain View, AR18 miles from this station, 59.7°F a year
- Evening Shade, AR21 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Greers Ferry, AR24 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Calico Rock, AR29 miles from this station, 56.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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