Gravette, AR Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gravette's primary NOAA station, GRAVETTE.
The climate verdict for Gravette
Water is the standout signal in Gravette, Arkansas: 48.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 61°F. It scores 88/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 89% of them.
- 61°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 88/100
- comfort score, above 89% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.6"
- annual precipitation · 13" snow
- 206 days
- frost-free growing season
Gravette: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00032930 · Gravette, AR 61°F mean · 48.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 61°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,214
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blue Mtn Dam
- PRCP-MID 48.6"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-TOP 88/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00032930
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Blue Mtn Dam, AR (+ 0 °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.
- Gravette (this station) 61°F
- Hot Clinton, OK 61°F
- Near Blue Mtn Dam, AR 61°F
- Near Booneville, AR 61°F
- Near Burlington Fire, NC 61°F
Climate Living Index · Gravette
Gravette: 66/100 · grade C
Gravette publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gravette, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 88/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 60.5°F · 7.0° from 67.5°F | 78/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 206 days/year | 69/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 124 calendar days | 62/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 12.5 inches/year | 60/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 48.6 in · 13.6 from 35 in | 52/100 · D |
Gravette · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Gravette is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 38.7°F and warmest-month mean 80.9°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
- 80.9°F
- Coldest month
- 38.7°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 · balanced station
Where Gravette sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gravette's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 24% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Gravette sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 22% wettest
- Gravette's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 45th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Gravette compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Gravette's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
88 Top 11% score exceeds 89% 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%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Gravette's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 104 complete annual observations from 1899 to 2025, GRAVETTE changed little at a fitted rate of 0.02°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Gravette primary station fitted change +0.02 °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 | 49°F (9°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 2.8" | 3.6" | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 54°F (12°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 2.7" | 2.9" | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 63°F (17°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 3.9" | 3.6" | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 4.8" | 0.1" | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 80°F (26°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 6.2" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.2 |
| July | 93°F (34°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.0 |
| August | 92°F (33°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 19.9 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 7.6 |
| October | 73°F (23°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 4.6" | 0.1" | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.9" | 0.5" | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 51°F (11°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 3.2" | 1.7" | 18.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Gravette works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 27 and hold at or above 90°F on 63 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 61 dates, bottoming at 28°F around January 12.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 27 through August 28, covering 63 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 5 to October 23.
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 13, then returns to freezing around December 15, covering 61 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 10, when 34% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 24 at 23%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 99 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 10 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gravette.
Where Gravette Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 63 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Gravette earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 3.6"
7.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.9"
7.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.6"
9.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
9.3 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
8.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.7"
7.6 days with precipitation
Gravette spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 18%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Gravette has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 42.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 6.2" and February 2.7". The three wettest months together take 32% 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 Gravette, it arrives in quantity
48.6" of precipitation falls across only about 99 wet days here, averaging 0.49 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 99 a year, 27% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.49 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 10
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 7
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.
Winter brings real snow to Gravette
Gravette averages 12.5 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 5 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 12.5 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 5 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 3% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 28
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
206 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,446
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,842
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AR closest to Gravette 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 (61°F here).
- Clinton, OK 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Corinth, MS 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Crosbyton, TX 61°F · 0.0°F off
- Denver City, TX 61°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Titusville, FL 48.6" · 0.0" off
- Raeford, NC 48.6" · 0.0" off
- Baiting Hollow, NY 48.6" · 0.0" off
- Sandersville, GA 48.6" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Gravette
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Gravette averages 48.6 inches of precipitation a year. Annual snowfall totals 12.5 inches. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Gravette's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 42.2°F. The annual average is 61°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
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1. Gravette coldest normal
January
The coldest month still averages 39°F (4°C), above freezing, so this calendar has no hard winter.
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2. Gravette typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Gravette snow peak
January
Gravette averages 12.5 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Gravette's primary station: GRAVETTE (USC00032930). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 0528360). Match rule for Gravette: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Gravette 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.