Dardanelle, AR

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dardanelle has an annual average temperature of 61.8°F with about 49.5 inches of precipitation per year and 3.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.44 in) and February the driest (3.34 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,985
Cooling need
1,824

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

17 of 366 (4.6%) of Dardanelle'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.

1880s
0
1890s
0
1900s
13
1910s
55
1920s
37
1930s
64
1940s
44
1950s
54
1960s
24
1970s
12
1980s
14
1990s
3
2000s
10
2010s
22
2020s
14

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 51.1°F 29.1°F 40.1°F 3.56 in 0.8 in 7
February 56.4°F 32.5°F 44.4°F 3.34 in 1.2 in 6
March 65.2°F 40.3°F 52.8°F 4.58 in 0.7 in 8
April 74.2°F 49.0°F 61.6°F 5.15 in 7
May 81.3°F 59.0°F 70.1°F 5.44 in 8
June 89.0°F 67.3°F 78.2°F 3.65 in 6
July 93.4°F 70.8°F 82.1°F 3.62 in 6
August 93.1°F 69.3°F 81.2°F 3.35 in 5
September 86.5°F 61.8°F 74.2°F 3.53 in 5
October 76.0°F 50.3°F 63.2°F 4.00 in 6
November 62.4°F 39.2°F 50.8°F 4.79 in 7
December 53.0°F 32.1°F 42.6°F 4.52 in 0.4 in 6

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