Leola, Arkansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Leola's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 57.8 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.6°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,469 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLeola
- Station IDUSC00034134
- Location34.17°N 92.59°W
- Elevation255 ft (78 m)
- Population465
On October 22, the normal high in Leola is 74°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Leola.
- Jan 53° 30°
- Feb 58° 33°
- Mar 66° 40°
- Apr 76° 48°
- May 82° 58°
- Jun 89° 67°
- Jul 93° 70°
- Aug 93° 69°
- Sep 86° 61°
- Oct 76° 49°
- Nov 64° 39°
- Dec 56° 32°
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 Leola each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.50 in), the least in June (3.47 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 30°F | 41.5°F | 4.29 | 1.1 | 8 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 58°F | 33°F | 45.3°F | 4.93 | 0.6 | 8 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 40°F | 53.1°F | 5.79 | 0.3 | 9 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 76°F | 48°F | 61.9°F | 5.80 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 58°F | 70.1°F | 6.50 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 67°F | 77.9°F | 3.47 | 0.0 | 7 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 93°F | 70°F | 81.7°F | 4.02 | 0.0 | 7 | 23 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 93°F | 69°F | 80.5°F | 3.94 | 0.0 | 6 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 61°F | 73.5°F | 3.78 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 49°F | 62.5°F | 5.02 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 39°F | 51.2°F | 4.55 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 56°F | 32°F | 44.0°F | 5.74 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 50°F | 61.9°F | 57.83 | 2.0 | 91 | 72 | 69 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 109 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 14°C | 1°C | 7.4°C | 125 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 147 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 24°C | 9°C | 16.6°C | 147 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 165 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 19°C | 25.5°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 21°C | 27.6°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 34°C | 20°C | 26.9°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 16°C | 23.1°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 9°C | 16.9°C | 128 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 18°C | 4°C | 10.7°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 13°C | 0°C | 6.7°C | 146 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00034134; 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 Leola?
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 USC00034134.
When is the last frost in Leola?
In Leola, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 2 in half of years and after April 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 2 in half of years and before October 19 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 21 year in 10 after April 18; 9 in 10 after March 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 21 year in 10 before October 19; 9 in 10 before November 19
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 215 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 238 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 20 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Leola in zone 8a in ZIP code 72084, 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 USC00034134; 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 Leola?
In a normal year in Leola, 72 days a year reach 90°F (8 of them 100°F or more), 69 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 91 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 72a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 69a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 91a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 111°F, on August 4, 2011; the lowest is −10°F, on January 30, 1966.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2009, with 100.05 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 23.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00034134; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00034134. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Leola?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Leola, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.5 |
| February | 65% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.2 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 82% | 6.5 |
| July | 82% | 6.3 |
| August | 82% | 5.8 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 77% | 3.8 |
| November | 74% | 2.8 |
| December | 70% | 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 Leola need?
A normal year in Leola brings 3,082 heating degree days, 43% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,997 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 5,300 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 729 | 1 |
| February | 555 | 2 |
| March | 384 | 13 |
| April | 152 | 59 |
| May | 32 | 190 |
| June | 1 | 389 |
| July | 0 | 518 |
| August | 0 | 481 |
| September | 12 | 267 |
| October | 145 | 68 |
| November | 421 | 8 |
| December | 651 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 3,082 | 1,997 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00034134. 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.
How does Leola's climate compare?
Leola is warmer than 54 of the other 85 places with their own NOAA record in Arkansas, and wetter than 80. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.9°F is warmer than 80%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Leola 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 Leola 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.
- Poyen, AR269 people · 11 mi N
- Carthage, AR203 people · 7 mi S
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 Leola's climate
What is the coldest month in Leola?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Leola?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Leola?
May, with 6.50 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 3.47 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Leola in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Leola in zone 8a in ZIP code 72084, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Leola?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 2; in one year in ten it comes after April 18. Waiting until April 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arkansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Sheridan, AR14 miles from this station, 61.3°F a year
- Malvern, AR21 miles from this station, 61.3°F a year
- Sparkman, AR22 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Arkadelphia, AR27 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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