Mtn Home, AR Climate

Climate Insight: Mtn Home, AR

In Mtn Home, Arkansas, the NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals put the annual average temperature at 58°F, ranging from a mean daily high of 69°F to a mean daily low of 48°F. July is typically the warmest month of the year, while January is the coldest. As thirty-year averages computed from station USC00035036, these numbers smooth out year-to-year noise into a working baseline for a typical month.

Mtn Home averages 50.9 inches of precipitation a year, with 7.8 inches typically falling as snow, and that matters as much to daily life here as temperature does. The frost-free season averages 215 days, which directly shapes the planting calendar and growing potential for the area, with the last spring freeze near March 31 and the first fall freeze near November 1. As for energy demand, 3,989 heating degree days and 1,550 cooling degree days tell the story of how often furnaces and air conditioners run during a normal year.

On PlainClimate's composite comfort index, Mtn Home scores 68/100 (Good), a blended measure that weighs temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, and extreme-weather frequency against one another. The monthly tables above turn that into a planning tool: expect the mildest highs and lows in the shoulder seasons, July-driven heat at the peak of summer, and January-driven cold at the depth of winter. Every number here is a thirty-year average, not a forecast, so any given year can and does run warmer, cooler, wetter, or drier than the normal.