Murfreesboro, Arkansas climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Murfreesboro's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 58.4 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.6°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,482 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMurfreesboro (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00035079
- Location34.08°N 93.70°W
- Elevation460 ft (140 m)
- Population1,458
On October 22, the normal high in Murfreesboro is 72°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 27%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Murfreesboro.
- Jan 51° 29°
- Feb 56° 32°
- Mar 64° 39°
- Apr 72° 46°
- May 79° 56°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 90° 68°
- Aug 91° 67°
- Sep 85° 60°
- Oct 74° 48°
- Nov 63° 38°
- Dec 54° 31°
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 Murfreesboro each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.41 in), the least in June (3.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 29°F | 40.0°F | 4.24 | 0.8 | 9 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 56°F | 32°F | 43.8°F | 4.39 | 0.4 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| March | 64°F | 39°F | 51.4°F | 5.90 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 46°F | 59.0°F | 5.99 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 79°F | 56°F | 67.6°F | 6.41 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 75.2°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 90°F | 68°F | 79.1°F | 4.50 | 0.0 | 7 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 91°F | 67°F | 78.9°F | 3.86 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 60°F | 72.5°F | 4.13 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 48°F | 61.1°F | 5.22 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 38°F | 50.1°F | 4.65 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 54°F | 31°F | 42.4°F | 5.26 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 48°F | 60.1°F | 58.35 | 1.4 | 99 | 54 | 75 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −2°C | 4.4°C | 108 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.6°C | 112 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 18°C | 4°C | 10.8°C | 150 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 15.0°C | 152 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.8°C | 163 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 24.0°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 19°C | 26.1°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.5°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 9°C | 16.2°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 10.1°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | −1°C | 5.8°C | 134 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00035079; 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 Murfreesboro?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, 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 USC00035079.
When is the last frost in Murfreesboro?
In Murfreesboro, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 20 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 51 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 209 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 235 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 22 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Murfreesboro in zone 8a in ZIP code 71958, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Murfreesboro's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (25 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Arkansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00035079; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Murfreesboro?
In a normal year in Murfreesboro, 54 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 75 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 99 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 54a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 75a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 99a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1970) is 109°F, on August 5, 2011; the lowest is −13°F, on February 17, 2021.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 87.32 in; the snowiest season is 2020–21, with 15.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00035079; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00035079. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Murfreesboro?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Murfreesboro, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.5 |
| February | 64% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.1 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 80% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.3 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 80% | 4.9 |
| October | 76% | 3.8 |
| November | 72% | 2.8 |
| December | 69% | 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 Murfreesboro need?
A normal year in Murfreesboro brings 3,395 heating degree days, 37% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,627 cooling degree days, 79% 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 4,756 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 775 | 0 |
| February | 594 | 0 |
| March | 426 | 5 |
| April | 206 | 26 |
| May | 48 | 128 |
| June | 2 | 306 |
| July | 0 | 436 |
| August | 0 | 429 |
| September | 16 | 239 |
| October | 173 | 51 |
| November | 452 | 5 |
| December | 703 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,395 | 1,627 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00035079. 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 Murfreesboro been warmer than normal lately?
Over 31 complete years from 1973 to 2023, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.7°F per century (+0.09°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Murfreesboro's climate compare?
Murfreesboro is warmer than 27 of the other 85 places with their own NOAA record in Arkansas, and wetter than 81. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.1°F is warmer than 75%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Murfreesboro 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 Murfreesboro share this climate record?
5 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.
- Kirby, AR582 people · 12 mi N
- Newhope, AR296 people · 14 mi NW
- Delight, AR279 people · 12 mi E
- Daisy, AR85 people · 11 mi N
- McCaskill, AR54 people · 12 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 Murfreesboro's climate
What is the coldest month in Murfreesboro?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Murfreesboro?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Murfreesboro?
May, with 6.41 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 3.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Murfreesboro in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Murfreesboro in zone 8a in ZIP code 71958, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Murfreesboro's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (25 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Murfreesboro?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 5; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Arkansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Nashville, AR14 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Prescott, AR25 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Hope, AR27 miles from this station, 62.4°F a year
- Big Fork (1 mi SSE), AR32 miles from this station, 59.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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