Little Rock AP Adams 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 Little Rock AP Adams Fld's primary NOAA station, LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS FLD.
The climate verdict for Little Rock AP Adams Fld
Water is the standout signal in Little Rock AP Adams Fld, Arkansas: 50.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 62°F. It scores 83/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 81% of them.
- 62°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 83/100
- comfort score, above 81% of station-mapped location scores
- 50.4"
- annual precipitation · 4" snow
- 234 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Little Rock AP Adams Fld: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00013963 · Little Rock AP Adams Fld, AR 62°F mean · 50.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 62°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,420
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Antlers
- PRCP-WET 50.4"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-TOP 83/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USW00013963
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Antlers, OK (+ 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.
- Little Rock AP… (this station) 62°F
- Hot Byars, OK 62°F
- Near Antlers, OK 62°F
- Near Auberry, CA 62°F
- Near Batesville, MS 62°F
Climate Living Index · Little Rock AP Adams Fld
Little Rock AP Adams Fld: 63/100 · grade C
Little Rock AP Adams Fld publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Little Rock AP Adams Fld, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 83/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 234 days/year | 83/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 61.7°F · 5.8° from 67.5°F | 82/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 107 calendar days | 72/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 3.8 inches/year | 72/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 50.4 in · 15.4 from 35 in | 46/100 · D |
| Summer moisture balance | 69.3°F mean dew point | 16/100 · F |
Little Rock AP Adams Fld · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Little Rock AP Adams Fld is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 40.7°F and warmest-month mean 81.4°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
- 81.4°F
- Coldest month
- 40.7°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 Little Rock AP Adams Fld sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Little Rock AP Adams Fld's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 21% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Little Rock AP Adams Fld sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 19% wettest
- Little Rock AP Adams Fld's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 39th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Little Rock AP Adams Fld compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Little Rock AP Adams Fld's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
83 Top 19% score exceeds 81% 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
Little Rock AP Adams Fld's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 81 complete annual observations from 1943 to 2025, LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS 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.
- Little Rock AP Adams 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 | 51°F (10°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 3.5" | 1.1" | 16.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 4.0" | 1.6" | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 64°F (18°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 5.0" | 0.5" | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 5.6" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 5.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.9 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.4 |
| August | 92°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.0 |
| September | 85°F (30°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.7 |
| October | 74°F (23°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| November | 62°F (17°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 53°F (11°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 5.1" | 0.6" | 13.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Little Rock AP Adams Fld works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 93°F by August 1 and hold at or above 90°F on 64 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 43 dates, bottoming at 31°F around January 14.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 26 through August 28, covering 64 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 5 to October 26.
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 4, then returns to freezing around December 24, covering 43 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 8, when 35% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 27 at 22%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 106 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 12 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Little Rock AP Adams Fld.
Where Little Rock AP Adams Fld Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 64 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 50 inches.
Little Rock AP Adams Fld earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.1"
9.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.6"
9.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
10.5 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
9.5 days with precipitation
Little Rock AP Adams Fld spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 20% of the annual total and December through February 25%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Little Rock AP Adams Fld has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 40.7°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: April averages 5.6" and September 3.0". The three wettest months together take 31% 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 Little Rock AP Adams Fld, it arrives in quantity
50.4" of precipitation falls across only about 106 wet days here, averaging 0.48 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 106 a year, 29% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.48 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- September, 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.
Snow reaches Little Rock AP Adams Fld, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 3.8 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 2 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
November 10
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
234 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,165
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,989
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 | 64% | 7.7 | 26% | 36% |
| February | 64% | 8.4 | 24% | 36% |
| March | 64% | 8.7 | 22% | 32% |
| April | 68% | 7.8 | 22% | 29% |
| May | 72% | 6.6 | 14% | 22% |
| June | 70% | 6.4 | 18% | 14% |
| July | 70% | 5.8 | 19% | 12% |
| August | 69% | 5.8 | 27% | 12% |
| September | 67% | 6.1 | 38% | 14% |
| October | 71% | 6.6 | 32% | 27% |
| November | 69% | 7.4 | 26% | 34% |
| December | 70% | 7.5 | 25% | 37% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside AR closest to Little Rock AP Adams 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 (62°F here).
- Antlers, OK 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Auberry, CA 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Batesville, MS 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Byars, OK 62°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (50.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Harrison, NJ 50.4" · 0.0" off
- Waycross, GA 50.4" · 0.0" off
- Henderson, TX 50.4" · 0.0" off
- Shelby, NC 50.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Little Rock AP Adams Fld's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Little Rock AP Adams Fld averages 50.4 inches of precipitation a year. Annual snowfall totals 3.8 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 Little Rock AP Adams Fld's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 40.7°F. The annual average is 62°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Little Rock AP Adams Fld's normal, at 3,165 and 1,989 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
A roughly 234-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Little Rock AP Adams Fld's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Little Rock AP Adams Fld, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a 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 Little Rock AP Adams Fld's primary station: LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS FLD (USW00013963). 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 Little Rock AP Adams 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 Little Rock AP Adams 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.