NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026
Arkansas Climate Data
Climate normals for 110 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Arkansas's 256-station NOAA network.
- average temperature
- 61°F (16°C)60.7°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
- Warmer national band
- annual precipitation
- 52.2"52.2 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
- Wetter national band
- annual snowfall
- 3.1"3.1 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
- Low-snow national band
- locations / stations
- 110 / 256State coverage: 110 locations / 256 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
- State coverage
Arkansas's climate in one line
Arkansas averages 61°F a year - warmer than 80% of U.S. states, spanning Deer at 55°F to Crossett at 65°F.
- 61°F
- statewide average · 80th percentile of states
- 52"
- average annual precipitation
- 97/100
- most comfortable: Helena
- 110
- station-mapped locations · 256 NOAA stations
Statewide figures are simple averages across 110 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.
How Arkansas ranks among all 50 states
Arkansas's average temperature vs. all U.S. states
Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals
61°F Top 20% warmer than 80% of 50 U.S. states
- 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
- 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
- 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
- 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry.
- 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry.
- 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
- 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). This entry sits in this band.
- 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
- 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
Arkansas in the national rankings
- Ranks #10 hottest of 50 states at 60.7°F annual average, 7.6°F above the 53.1°F mean of all state averages - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
- In winter (Dec–Feb) it averages 41.7°F, the #12 warmest winter of 50 states - winter ranking
- 50.9% of NOAA hourly observations report clear sky (6 measured locations), the #13 clearest of 47 ranked states - sunniest states by clear-sky frequency
Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape
Arkansas in the national climate landscape
Arkansas averages 60.7°F and 52.2 inches of annual precipitation across 110 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the warmer and wetter half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.
Read all 50 state values
Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.
| State | Locations | Annual mean | Annual precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 172 | 33.5°F | 47.6 in |
| Alabama | 100 | 63.3°F | 57.9 in |
| Arkansas | 110 | 60.7°F | 52.2 in |
| Arizona | 169 | 62.3°F | 12.4 in |
| California | 363 | 59.8°F | 21.6 in |
| Colorado | 214 | 46.3°F | 15.9 in |
| Connecticut | 23 | 50.1°F | 48.6 in |
| Delaware | 7 | 56.2°F | 46.8 in |
| Florida | 165 | 72.6°F | 55.2 in |
| Georgia | 122 | 63.4°F | 52.0 in |
| Hawaii | 49 | 72.4°F | 48.5 in |
| Iowa | 143 | 48.0°F | 35.9 in |
| Idaho | 139 | 46.1°F | 18.0 in |
| Illinois | 163 | 52.2°F | 40.7 in |
| Indiana | 116 | 52.4°F | 43.7 in |
| Kansas | 168 | 54.8°F | 31.2 in |
| Kentucky | 95 | 56.2°F | 50.6 in |
| Louisiana | 91 | 67.3°F | 60.3 in |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 49.2°F | 48.2 in |
| Maryland | 42 | 55.6°F | 45.5 in |
| Maine | 79 | 43.1°F | 46.4 in |
| Michigan | 201 | 45.5°F | 34.2 in |
| Minnesota | 172 | 42.2°F | 30.0 in |
| Missouri | 164 | 55.1°F | 43.9 in |
| Mississippi | 91 | 64.1°F | 59.7 in |
| Montana | 215 | 43.4°F | 15.9 in |
| North Carolina | 178 | 59.1°F | 52.2 in |
| North Dakota | 119 | 41.0°F | 19.2 in |
| Nebraska | 171 | 49.6°F | 25.0 in |
| New Hampshire | 52 | 44.5°F | 46.6 in |
| New Jersey | 45 | 53.6°F | 47.9 in |
| New Mexico | 167 | 54.3°F | 13.8 in |
| Nevada | 115 | 52.4°F | 8.9 in |
| New York | 173 | 47.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Ohio | 128 | 51.6°F | 41.1 in |
| Oklahoma | 159 | 60.3°F | 35.7 in |
| Oregon | 180 | 50.5°F | 37.6 in |
| Pennsylvania | 157 | 50.2°F | 45.2 in |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 51.2°F | 48.7 in |
| South Carolina | 100 | 62.8°F | 49.8 in |
| South Dakota | 149 | 45.6°F | 21.8 in |
| Tennessee | 146 | 58.0°F | 56.0 in |
| Texas | 449 | 66.2°F | 31.1 in |
| Utah | 170 | 49.4°F | 13.9 in |
| Virginia | 119 | 55.8°F | 46.0 in |
| Vermont | 41 | 43.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Washington | 149 | 49.9°F | 40.9 in |
| Wisconsin | 200 | 44.5°F | 34.6 in |
| West Virginia | 99 | 52.3°F | 47.6 in |
| Wyoming | 144 | 43.3°F | 14.0 in |
Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.
Arkansas Climate in Context
U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Arkansas sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.
- United States (incl. Arkansas) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Station-mapped locations in Arkansas
110 locations with climate data
Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.
| Location | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia | 59°F | 68°F | 50°F | 47.5" | 3.5" | 83/100 |
| Alum Fork | 60°F | 70°F | 50°F | 58.4" | 2.9" | 73/100 |
| Arkadelphia | 63°F | 75°F | 51°F | 54.8" | 1.4" | 83/100 |
| Arkansas Post | 64°F | 73°F | 55°F | 53.5" | 1.5" | 87/100 |
| Ashdown | 63°F | 74°F | 52°F | 53.2" | 1.8" | 83/100 |
| Batesville | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 48.9" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Batesville L&d | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 50.8" | 2.2" | 73/100 |
| Batesville Lvstk | 57°F | 68°F | 47°F | 50.5" | 4.4" | 73/100 |
| Beedeville | 61°F | 70°F | 51°F | 51.1" | 1.7" | 83/100 |
| Benton | 63°F | 74°F | 51°F | 53.4" | 1.3" | 83/100 |
| Bentonville | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 47.3" | 9.5" | 78/100 |
| Big Fork | 59°F | 68°F | 51°F | 66.6" | 1.3" | 63/100 |
| Blakely Mtn Dam | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 57.9" | 1.4" | 73/100 |
| Blue Mtn Dam | 61°F | 73°F | 48°F | 49.6" | 2.0" | 93/100 |
| Blytheville | 61°F | 70°F | 52°F | 51.6" | 2.9" | 87/100 |
| Blytheville Muni | 61°F | 71°F | 51°F | 43.0" | N/A | 92/100 |
| Booneville | 61°F | 72°F | 49°F | 51.6" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Brinkley | 61°F | 71°F | 51°F | 51.2" | 2.7" | 83/100 |
| Cabot | 61°F | 73°F | 49°F | 53.3" | 2.1" | 83/100 |
| Calico Rock | 57°F | 68°F | 45°F | 48.9" | 6.7" | 78/100 |
| Calion L&d | 63°F | 75°F | 51°F | 50.5" | 0.8" | 83/100 |
| Camden | 62°F | 74°F | 51°F | 53.1" | 1.5" | 83/100 |
| Cane Creek State Park | 64°F | 74°F | 53°F | 56.5" | 1.8" | 87/100 |
| Clarendon | 62°F | 71°F | 53°F | 55.1" | N/A | 85/100 |
| Clarksville | 61°F | 71°F | 51°F | 51.0" | 2.5" | 83/100 |
| Conway | 60°F | 72°F | 49°F | 51.2" | 2.3" | 83/100 |
| Corning | 60°F | 69°F | 50°F | 49.5" | 4.6" | 83/100 |
| Crossett | 65°F | 77°F | 53°F | 56.7" | 0.3" | 83/100 |
| Dardanelle | 62°F | 74°F | 50°F | 49.5" | 3.1" | 93/100 |
| De Queen Sevier County | 63°F | 75°F | 51°F | 44.4" | N/A | 92/100 |
| Deer | 55°F | 63°F | 47°F | 56.3" | 9.7" | 68/100 |
| Degray Lake State Park | 61°F | 72°F | 50°F | 58.1" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Dennard | 56°F | 67°F | 46°F | 57.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Dequeen | 62°F | 74°F | 50°F | 55.0" | 2.5" | 83/100 |
| Dermott | 63°F | 73°F | 53°F | 56.3" | 1.3" | 87/100 |
| Des Arc | 63°F | 72°F | 53°F | 50.0" | 2.3" | 87/100 |
| Dumas | 64°F | 74°F | 54°F | 51.2" | 0.7" | 87/100 |
| El Dorado S AR Rgnl | 64°F | 76°F | 52°F | 52.1" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Eudora | 65°F | 76°F | 53°F | 60.4" | 0.1" | 77/100 |
| Evening Shade | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 51.5" | 6.7" | 68/100 |
| Fayetteville Drake Fld | 57°F | 69°F | 46°F | 47.0" | 6.5" | 78/100 |
| Fayetteville Exp Stn | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 46.3" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Fayetteville NW AR | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 45.4" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Fordyce | 62°F | 73°F | 50°F | 57.6" | 1.2" | 83/100 |
| Fort Smith Rgnl | 62°F | 74°F | 51°F | 47.3" | 2.9" | 93/100 |
| Gilbert | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 48.1" | 4.4" | 83/100 |
| Gravette | 61°F | 72°F | 49°F | 48.6" | 12.5" | 88/100 |
| Greenbrier | 60°F | 72°F | 48°F | 50.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Greers Ferry Dam | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 53.4" | 2.6" | 73/100 |
| Hardy | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 51.4" | 6.7" | 68/100 |
| Harrison | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 47.5" | 9.5" | 78/100 |
| Harrison Boone County | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 44.5" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Helena | 62°F | 72°F | 53°F | 49.7" | 0.3" | 97/100 |
| Hope | 62°F | 74°F | 51°F | 55.7" | 2.1" | 83/100 |
| Hot Springs | 63°F | 74°F | 52°F | 52.9" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Huntsville | 59°F | 68°F | 50°F | 45.6" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Jonesboro | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 52.0" | 3.9" | 73/100 |
| Jonesboro Muni | 61°F | 71°F | 51°F | 48.5" | N/A | 92/100 |
| Keiser | 62°F | 71°F | 52°F | 52.2" | 1.8" | 83/100 |
| Keo | 61°F | 71°F | 51°F | 50.5" | 3.0" | 83/100 |
| Kingston | 56°F | 65°F | 46°F | 50.1" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Lead Hill | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 47.4" | 8.2" | 78/100 |
| Leola | 62°F | 74°F | 50°F | 57.8" | 2.0" | 83/100 |
| Lewisville | 64°F | 76°F | 52°F | 53.0" | 1.8" | 83/100 |
| Little Rock | 62°F | 71°F | 53°F | 51.9" | 3.8" | 87/100 |
| Little Rock AP Adams Fld | 62°F | 72°F | 51°F | 50.4" | 3.8" | 83/100 |
| Magnolia | 63°F | 75°F | 50°F | 56.3" | 1.7" | 83/100 |
| Malvern | 61°F | 73°F | 50°F | 57.5" | 1.2" | 83/100 |
| Mammoth Spring | 57°F | 70°F | 45°F | 48.8" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Marche | 60°F | 73°F | 48°F | 55.5" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Marianna | 62°F | 72°F | 52°F | 52.1" | 1.3" | 83/100 |
| Marshall | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 47.5" | 4.0" | 83/100 |
| Mena | 59°F | 71°F | 48°F | 61.4" | 4.0" | 63/100 |
| Monticello | 64°F | 75°F | 54°F | 53.0" | 0.7" | 83/100 |
| Morrilton | 61°F | 73°F | 50°F | 51.2" | 2.4" | 83/100 |
| Mount Ida | 62°F | 74°F | 50°F | 55.8" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Mountain Home Baxter | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 41.2" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Mountainburg | 59°F | 72°F | 47°F | 53.4" | 3.1" | 73/100 |
| Mt Ida | 59°F | 71°F | 48°F | 57.9" | 4.4" | 73/100 |
| Mtn Home | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 50.9" | 7.8" | 68/100 |
| Mtn View | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 51.9" | 4.9" | 73/100 |
| Murfreesboro | 60°F | 72°F | 48°F | 58.4" | 1.4" | 83/100 |
| Nashville | 63°F | 75°F | 52°F | 55.0" | 2.6" | 83/100 |
| Newport | 60°F | 69°F | 51°F | 51.2" | 2.6" | 83/100 |
| Nimrod Dam | 63°F | 74°F | 51°F | 54.4" | 2.8" | 83/100 |
| Ozark | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 52.2" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Paragould | 60°F | 70°F | 50°F | 51.7" | 2.5" | 73/100 |
| Pine Bluff | 63°F | 73°F | 53°F | 53.6" | 2.5" | 87/100 |
| Pine Bluff Grider Fld | 63°F | 73°F | 53°F | 50.8" | N/A | 85/100 |
| Pocahontas | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 51.5" | 6.3" | 68/100 |
| Poinsett State Park | 60°F | 69°F | 50°F | 51.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Portland | 63°F | 74°F | 53°F | 56.4" | 1.0" | 87/100 |
| Prescott | 62°F | 74°F | 50°F | 56.6" | 2.6" | 83/100 |
| Rison | 63°F | 73°F | 53°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rohwer | 63°F | 72°F | 53°F | 54.6" | 0.6" | 87/100 |
| Russellville | 61°F | 73°F | 50°F | 46.4" | N/A | 92/100 |
| Saint Charles | 62°F | 72°F | 52°F | 51.9" | 1.2" | 83/100 |
| Salem | 58°F | 69°F | 46°F | 49.5" | 4.8" | 83/100 |
| Searcy | 62°F | 72°F | 51°F | 51.8" | 1.8" | 83/100 |
| Sheridan | 61°F | 73°F | 49°F | 55.2" | 2.5" | 83/100 |
| Sparkman | 62°F | 73°F | 51°F | 56.2" | 1.6" | 83/100 |
| Stuttgart | 63°F | 73°F | 54°F | 50.6" | 1.3" | 87/100 |
| Subiaco | 61°F | 72°F | 50°F | 49.3" | 2.2" | 93/100 |
| Texarkana Webb Fld | 64°F | 74°F | 54°F | 48.9" | N/A | 96/100 |
| W Memphis | 62°F | 72°F | 52°F | 55.9" | 1.7" | 83/100 |
| Waldron | 60°F | 72°F | 48°F | 53.2" | 2.9" | 83/100 |
| Warren | 62°F | 73°F | 52°F | 59.1" | 1.5" | 83/100 |
| West Memphis Muni | 63°F | 73°F | 53°F | 50.4" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Winslow | 57°F | 66°F | 49°F | 53.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Wynne | 62°F | 72°F | 52°F | 50.6" | 2.0" | 83/100 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Arkansas computed as the simple average across its 110 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (256 stations in the state network).
Climate Insight: Arkansas
Arkansas's climate profile is aggregated from 110 station-mapped locations and 256 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 61°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because Arkansas spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.
Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Arkansas, annual precipitation averages 52.2 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 3.1 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 110 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.
For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.
Nationwide similar states
Other states closest to Arkansas on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (61°F here).
- Oklahoma 60°F · 0.4°F off
- California 60°F · 0.9°F off
- Arizona 62°F · 1.6°F off
- North Carolina 59°F · 1.6°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest peers by avg_precip (52.2" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.
- Georgia 52.0" · 0.2" off
- Kentucky 50.6" · 1.6" off
- South Carolina 49.8" · 2.4" off
- Florida 55.2" · 3.0" off
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Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.
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