Jonesboro, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JONESBORO 2 NE, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Jonesboro has an annual average temperature of 58.9°F with about 52 inches of precipitation per year and 3.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.73 in) and June the driest (3.35 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,681
Cooling need
1,485

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

9 of 366 (2.5%) of Jonesboro'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
16
1900s
92
1910s
71
1920s
56
1930s
42
1940s
9
1950s
22
1960s
17
1970s
2
1980s
11
1990s
3
2000s
15
2010s
3
2020s
7

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 45.6°F 26.7°F 36.1°F 3.90 in 1.0 in 9
February 50.5°F 30.2°F 40.4°F 4.11 in 1.2 in 9
March 60.0°F 38.0°F 49.0°F 5.23 in 1.2 in 10
April 70.7°F 47.7°F 59.2°F 5.36 in 9
May 79.2°F 57.2°F 68.2°F 5.73 in 10
June 87.2°F 66.1°F 76.6°F 3.35 in 7
July 89.7°F 69.6°F 79.7°F 3.61 in 8
August 89.0°F 68.0°F 78.5°F 3.69 in 7
September 83.0°F 60.0°F 71.5°F 3.50 in 7
October 72.4°F 48.1°F 60.3°F 3.97 in 8
November 58.8°F 37.2°F 48.0°F 4.89 in 0.1 in 9
December 48.6°F 30.1°F 39.3°F 4.68 in 0.4 in 10

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