Bellefonte, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HARRISON, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bellefonte has an annual average temperature of 58.7°F with about 47.5 inches of precipitation per year and 9.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 89.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.54 in) and February the driest (2.80 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,621
Cooling need
1,341

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Bellefonte's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
3
1900s
47
1910s
47
1920s
70
1930s
77
1940s
23
1950s
46
1960s
21
1970s
9
2000s
0
2010s
8
2020s
15

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 46.8°F 28.1°F 37.5°F 2.96 in 2.2 in 7
February 51.6°F 30.0°F 40.8°F 2.80 in 3.4 in 7
March 60.0°F 38.8°F 49.4°F 4.20 in 2.2 in 11
April 69.2°F 47.3°F 58.3°F 5.17 in 11
May 76.9°F 56.8°F 66.9°F 5.54 in 11
June 85.0°F 64.8°F 74.9°F 4.17 in 8
July 89.4°F 68.3°F 78.9°F 3.74 in 9
August 89.5°F 67.0°F 78.3°F 3.36 in 9
September 81.8°F 59.5°F 70.7°F 4.40 in 8
October 71.3°F 48.5°F 59.9°F 4.02 in 8
November 59.3°F 37.7°F 48.5°F 3.88 in 0.2 in 8
December 49.1°F 30.7°F 39.9°F 3.22 in 1.5 in 9

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