Arkansas Climate

How Arkansas's latest month ranks since 1895, the normals at its main weather stations, and the climate page for every town.

How Arkansas is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Arkansas: 83.4°F (+3.8 °F against 1991-2020), the 10th warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Arkansas: 1.83 in (-1.74 in against 1991-2020), the 21st driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Arkansas: 66.2°F (+3.2 °F against 1991-2020), the 2nd warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Arkansas: 25.35 in (-9.78 in against 1991-2020), the 10th driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 84.8°F in 1954
Coolest August: 74.0°F in 1992
Wettest August: 10.84 in in 1915
Driest August: 0.43 in in 2000

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Batesville 8 Wnw	70.2°F	46.2°F	48.94 in		April 9	October 25
Blytheville Muni AP	71.0°F	51.2°F	43.03 in		March 24	November 6
De Queen Sevier CO AP	74.9°F	51.3°F	44.35 in		March 26	November 5
El Dorado S Ar Rgnl AP	76.0°F	52.3°F	52.12 in		March 24	November 7
Fayetteville Drake Fld	69.3°F	45.6°F	46.96 in	6.5 in	April 15	October 21
Fayetteville Nw Ar AP	69.8°F	47.4°F	45.43 in		April 8	October 28
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	73.8°F	50.9°F	47.34 in	2.9 in	March 25	November 6
Harrison Boone CO AP	69.0°F	47.6°F	44.50 in		April 3	October 30
Hot Springs Asos	73.8°F	52.4°F	52.87 in		March 24	November 9
Jonesboro Muni AP	70.8°F	51.1°F	48.51 in		March 23	November 9
Little Rock	71.1°F	52.5°F	51.85 in	3.8 in	March 16	November 16
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	72.3°F	51.1°F	50.42 in	3.8 in	March 21	November 10
Monticello Muni AP	74.5°F	53.6°F	53.03 in	0.7 in	March 18	November 12
Mount Ida Asos	73.6°F	49.9°F	55.75 in		April 2	October 31
Mountain Home Baxter AP	69.4°F	48.3°F	41.19 in		April 2	November 1
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	73.2°F	52.9°F	50.81 in		March 13	November 13
Russellville Muni AP	72.5°F	50.2°F	46.41 in		March 29	November 2
Texarkana Webb Fld	74.3°F	53.7°F	48.87 in		March 13	November 13
West Memphis Muni AP	72.5°F	52.8°F	50.40 in		March 16	November 11

Frost dates at every station in Arkansas

Counties

Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.