Fayetteville, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FAYETTEVILLE EXP STN, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fayetteville has an annual average temperature of 58.3°F with about 46.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.01 in) and February the driest (2.31 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,717
Cooling need
1,308

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of Fayetteville'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
38
1900s
66
1910s
45
1920s
31
1930s
55
1940s
17
1950s
44
1960s
16
1970s
6
1980s
15
1990s
8
2000s
5
2010s
9
2020s
11

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 46.5°F 26.9°F 36.7°F 2.57 in 6
February 51.2°F 30.0°F 40.6°F 2.31 in 7
March 59.1°F 37.9°F 48.5°F 3.74 in 7
April 69.0°F 47.2°F 58.1°F 4.51 in 9
May 75.9°F 56.2°F 66.0°F 6.01 in 11
June 84.1°F 65.5°F 74.8°F 4.68 in 8
July 88.7°F 69.4°F 79.1°F 3.59 in 7
August 88.6°F 67.7°F 78.1°F 3.44 in 7
September 81.4°F 59.8°F 70.6°F 4.53 in 7
October 70.9°F 47.9°F 59.4°F 4.05 in 8
November 58.6°F 37.7°F 48.1°F 3.99 in 7
December 49.6°F 29.8°F 39.7°F 2.86 in 6

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