Marshall, Arkansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Marshall's normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 47.5 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.5°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,206 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMarshall
- Station IDUSC00034666
- Location35.91°N 92.66°W
- Elevation951 ft (290 m)
- Population1,320
On October 22, the normal high in Marshall is 69°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 25%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Marshall.
- Jan 47° 26°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 77° 55°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 89° 66°
- Sep 82° 58°
- Oct 72° 47°
- Nov 60° 38°
- Dec 50° 29°
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 Marshall each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in April (5.32 in), the least in August (3.16 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 26°F | 36.6°F | 3.20 | 0.9 | 7 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| February | 52°F | 29°F | 40.6°F | 3.33 | 1.1 | 7 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 37°F | 48.6°F | 4.83 | 1.1 | 9 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 45°F | 57.6°F | 5.32 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 66.0°F | 5.06 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 74.1°F | 3.68 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.4°F | 3.48 | 0.0 | 7 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 89°F | 66°F | 77.5°F | 3.16 | 0.0 | 7 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 82°F | 58°F | 69.9°F | 3.67 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 47°F | 59.3°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 38°F | 48.7°F | 4.35 | 0.1 | 7 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 50°F | 29°F | 39.7°F | 3.59 | 0.8 | 7 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 47°F | 58.1°F | 47.47 | 4.0 | 89 | 46 | 83 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −3°C | 2.6°C | 81 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 11°C | −1°C | 4.8°C | 85 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 16°C | 3°C | 9.2°C | 123 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 14.2°C | 135 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 13°C | 18.9°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 14°C | 21.1°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 8°C | 15.2°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 3°C | 9.3°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 10°C | −1°C | 4.3°C | 91 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00034666; 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 Marshall?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00034666.
When is the last frost in Marshall?
In Marshall, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 10 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 111 year in 10 after April 27; 9 in 10 after March 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 10; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 197 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 222 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 30 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marshall in zone 7b in ZIP code 72650, 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 USC00034666; 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 Marshall?
In a normal year in Marshall, 46 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 83 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 89 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 46a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 83a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 89a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1892) is 113°F, on July 13, 1954; the lowest is −24°F, on January 18, 1930.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 66.89 in; the snowiest season is 1917–18, with 52.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00034666; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00034666. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Marshall?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Marshall, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.5 |
| February | 66% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 74% | 5.7 |
| June | 81% | 6.5 |
| July | 81% | 6.3 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.9 |
| October | 77% | 3.7 |
| November | 74% | 2.7 |
| December | 70% | 2.2 |
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 Marshall need?
A normal year in Marshall brings 3,952 heating degree days, 26% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,460 cooling degree days, 61% more than 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 4,412 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 882 | 0 |
| February | 685 | 1 |
| March | 514 | 6 |
| April | 248 | 28 |
| May | 80 | 110 |
| June | 5 | 278 |
| July | 0 | 415 |
| August | 1 | 389 |
| September | 38 | 186 |
| October | 220 | 44 |
| November | 494 | 5 |
| December | 785 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,952 | 1,460 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00034666. 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 Marshall been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 59.3°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.1°F. 1 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.9°F | −0.2°F | 48.78 | 16.6 |
| 2022 | 57.9°F | −0.2°F | 47.97 | 24.5 |
| 2023 | 59.3°F | +1.2°F | 48.37 | 0.0 |
Over 44 complete years from 1916 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.1°F per century (+0.01°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00034666; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Marshall's climate compare?
Marshall is warmer than 11 of the other 85 places with their own NOAA record in Arkansas, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.1°F is warmer than 69%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Marshall 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 Marshall 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.
- Leslie, AR371 people · 8 mi SE
- Big Flat, AR92 people · 15 mi NE
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 Marshall's climate
What is the coldest month in Marshall?
January, with a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Marshall?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (1.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Marshall?
April, with 5.32 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 3.16 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Marshall in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Marshall in zone 7b in ZIP code 72650, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Marshall?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 27. Waiting until April 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arkansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Gilbert, AR6 miles from this station, 57.8°F a year
- Dennard (10 mi WSW), AR13 miles from this station, 56.3°F a year
- Calico Rock, AR30 miles from this station, 56.6°F a year
- Deer, AR31 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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