Fayetteville Drake Fld, AR Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Fayetteville Drake Fld's primary NOAA station, FAYETTEVILLE DRAKE FLD.
The climate verdict for Fayetteville Drake Fld
Water is the standout signal in Fayetteville Drake Fld, Arkansas: 47.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 57°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.
- 57°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 78/100
- comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
- 47.0"
- annual precipitation · 7" snow
- 189 days
- frost-free growing season
Fayetteville Drake Fld: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00093993 · Fayetteville Drake Fld, AR 57°F mean · 47.0" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,665
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Keysville
- PRCP-MID 47.0"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-TOP 78/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,080 HDD
- STN-1 USW00093993
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Keysville, VA ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AR station list.
- Hot Arch, NM 58°F
- Near Petroglyph Natl…, NM 58°F
- Fayetteville Dr… (this station) 57°F
- Cold Keysville, VA 57°F
- Near Gainesboro, TN 57°F
Climate Living Index · Fayetteville Drake Fld
Fayetteville Drake Fld: 60/100 · grade C
Fayetteville Drake Fld publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Fayetteville Drake Fld, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 113 calendar days | 69/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 57.4°F · 10.1° from 67.5°F | 68/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 6.5 inches/year | 68/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 47.0 in · 12.0 from 35 in | 58/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 189 days/year | 56/100 · C |
| Summer moisture balance | 66.5°F mean dew point | 28/100 · F |
Fayetteville Drake Fld · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Fayetteville Drake Fld is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 36.4°F and warmest-month mean 77.9°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 77.9°F
- Coldest month
- 36.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Fayetteville Drake Fld sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Fayetteville Drake Fld's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 68th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 27% wettest
- Fayetteville Drake Fld's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 42nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Fayetteville Drake Fld compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Fayetteville Drake Fld's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Fayetteville Drake Fld's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 72 complete annual observations from 1945 to 2025, FAYETTEVILLE DRAKE FLD warmed at a fitted rate of 0.10°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Fayetteville Drake Fld primary station fitted change +0.10 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F (9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 2.8" | 1.5" | 23.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 52°F (11°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 2.6" | 2.4" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.0" | 1.3" | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 70°F (21°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 77°F (25°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 5.9" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| June | 85°F (29°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.9 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| October | 71°F (22°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 59°F (15°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 3.7" | 0.2" | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 50°F (10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 3.1" | 1.1" | 21.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Fayetteville Drake Fld works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 31 and hold at or above 90°F on 18 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 95 dates, bottoming at 25°F around January 14.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 24 through August 10, covering 18 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 16 to October 18.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 29, then returns to freezing around November 27, covering 95 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 14, when 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 30 at 25%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 113 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Fayetteville Drake Fld.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.5"
8.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.4"
7.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
11.1 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
12.8 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
8.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
8.0 days with precipitation
Fayetteville Drake Fld spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 24% of the annual total and December through February 18%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Fayetteville Drake Fld has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 41.5°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.9" and February 2.6". The three wettest months together take 33% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Fayetteville Drake Fld, it arrives in quantity
47.0" of precipitation falls across only about 113 wet days here, averaging 0.41 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 113 a year, 31% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.41 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Fayetteville Drake Fld, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 6.5 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 3 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 21
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 15
50% probability date
Growing Season
189 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,080
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,352
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 7.0 | 53% | 33% |
| February | 65% | 7.8 | 53% | 30% |
| March | 66% | 8.3 | 51% | 27% |
| April | 71% | 7.4 | 48% | 26% |
| May | 78% | 5.8 | 52% | 16% |
| June | 75% | 5.6 | 59% | 9% |
| July | 73% | 4.7 | 65% | 7% |
| August | 74% | 4.4 | 64% | 9% |
| September | 74% | 5.1 | 68% | 13% |
| October | 72% | 6.7 | 57% | 26% |
| November | 70% | 7.4 | 58% | 27% |
| December | 71% | 7.1 | 55% | 33% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AR closest to Fayetteville Drake Fld on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (57°F here).
- Anthony, KS 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Cookeville, TN 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Doniphan, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Elkton, KY 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (47.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Brooklet, GA 47.0" · 0.0" off
- Eastman, GA 47.0" · 0.0" off
- Warren, PA 47.0" · 0.0" off
- Calhoun Falls, SC 47.0" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Fayetteville Drake Fld's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Fayetteville Drake Fld's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,080 annual heating degree days against 1,352 for cooling. Its 41.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Fayetteville Drake Fld's frost-free season lasts about 189 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Fayetteville Drake Fld's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 41.5°F. The annual average is 57°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Fayetteville Drake Fld carries 47.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 6.5 inches. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Fayetteville Drake Fld's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Fayetteville Drake Fld, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Fayetteville Drake Fld's primary station: FAYETTEVILLE DRAKE FLD (USW00093993). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Fayetteville Drake Fld; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Fayetteville Drake Fld comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.