Jonesboro, AR
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JONESBORO 2 NE, AR US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Jonesboro
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