Camden, Arkansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Camden's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 53.1 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.9°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,349 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCamden 1
- Station IDUSC00031152
- Location33.59°N 92.82°W
- Elevation116 ft (35 m)
- Population10,116
On October 22, the normal high in Camden is 73°F and the normal low 48°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Camden.
- Jan 53° 31°
- Feb 58° 34°
- Mar 66° 42°
- Apr 75° 50°
- May 81° 60°
- Jun 89° 67°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 86° 62°
- Oct 76° 50°
- Nov 64° 40°
- Dec 56° 33°
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 Camden each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.47 in), the least in August (3.18 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 31°F | 42.3°F | 4.33 | 0.9 | 9 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 58°F | 34°F | 46.1°F | 4.67 | 0.3 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 42°F | 54.1°F | 5.43 | 0.3 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 75°F | 50°F | 62.0°F | 5.36 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 60°F | 70.4°F | 4.55 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 67°F | 78.1°F | 3.52 | 0.0 | 7 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.5°F | 4.11 | 0.0 | 7 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 92°F | 70°F | 80.8°F | 3.18 | 0.0 | 6 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 62°F | 74.2°F | 3.53 | 0.0 | 6 | 12 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 50°F | 62.9°F | 4.80 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 40°F | 52.0°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 33°F | 44.4°F | 5.47 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 16 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 51°F | 62.4°F | 53.12 | 1.5 | 93 | 82 | 63 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 0°C | 5.7°C | 110 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 14°C | 1°C | 7.8°C | 119 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 19°C | 5°C | 12.3°C | 138 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 136 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.5°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 27.1°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 18°C | 4°C | 11.1°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 13°C | 1°C | 6.9°C | 139 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00031152; 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 Camden?
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 USC00031152.
When is the last frost in Camden?
In Camden, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 21 in half of years and after April 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 6 in half of years and before October 24 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 211 year in 10 after April 7; 9 in 10 after March 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 61 year in 10 before October 24; 9 in 10 before November 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 230 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 257 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 6 in half of springs and before November 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Camden in zone 8a in ZIP code 71701, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Camden's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 16°F (23 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arkansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00031152; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Camden?
In a normal year in Camden, 82 days a year reach 90°F (7 of them 100°F or more), 63 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 93 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 82a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 63a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 93a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1890) is 115°F, on August 10, 1936; the lowest is −10°F, on January 12, 1918.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 76.25 in; the snowiest season is 1963–64, with 14.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00031152; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00031152. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Camden?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Camden, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.6 |
| February | 64% | 3.0 |
| March | 71% | 4.2 |
| April | 75% | 5.3 |
| May | 77% | 5.9 |
| June | 83% | 6.5 |
| July | 83% | 6.3 |
| August | 83% | 5.8 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 79% | 4.0 |
| November | 75% | 2.9 |
| December | 69% | 2.3 |
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 Camden need?
A normal year in Camden brings 2,950 heating degree days, 45% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,036 cooling degree days, 2.2 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 5,402 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 706 | 1 |
| February | 532 | 2 |
| March | 351 | 13 |
| April | 145 | 56 |
| May | 25 | 194 |
| June | 0 | 393 |
| July | 0 | 512 |
| August | 0 | 491 |
| September | 11 | 287 |
| October | 140 | 75 |
| November | 400 | 10 |
| December | 639 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 2,950 | 2,036 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00031152. 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 Camden been warmer than normal lately?
Over 85 complete years from 1891 to 2021, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.4°F per century (+0.02°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Camden's climate compare?
Camden is warmer than 60 of the other 85 places with their own NOAA record in Arkansas, and wetter than 57. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.4°F is warmer than 81%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Camden 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 Camden share this climate record?
2 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.
- East Camden, AR759 people · 5 mi E
- Chidester, AR240 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 Camden's climate
What is the coldest month in Camden?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Camden?
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 Camden?
December, with 5.47 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 3.18 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Camden in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Camden in zone 8a in ZIP code 71701, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Camden's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 16°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Camden?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 21; in one year in ten it comes after April 7. Waiting until April 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arkansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Sparkman, AR22 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- El Dorado, AR25 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Calion, AR28 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Fordyce, AR29 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made