Mena, AR

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mena has an annual average temperature of 59.1°F with about 61.4 inches of precipitation per year and 4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (7.22 in) and January the driest (3.99 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,447
Cooling need
1,335

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

16 of 366 (4.4%) of Mena'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
22
1900s
24
1910s
36
1920s
35
1930s
103
1940s
42
1950s
34
1960s
13
1970s
9
1980s
11
1990s
9
2000s
8
2010s
10
2020s
10

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 49.4°F 27.7°F 38.6°F 3.99 in 0.8 in 10
February 54.0°F 30.9°F 42.4°F 4.08 in 1.8 in 10
March 61.9°F 38.2°F 50.0°F 5.51 in 0.8 in 11
April 70.4°F 46.2°F 58.3°F 6.20 in 10
May 77.3°F 56.1°F 66.7°F 7.22 in 11
June 85.0°F 64.5°F 74.8°F 4.48 in 10
July 89.7°F 67.8°F 78.7°F 4.96 in 10
August 89.7°F 66.3°F 78.0°F 4.05 in 8
September 83.2°F 59.3°F 71.3°F 4.71 in 8
October 72.6°F 48.1°F 60.4°F 5.29 in 9
November 60.8°F 37.9°F 49.3°F 5.58 in 10
December 51.7°F 30.4°F 41.1°F 5.36 in 0.6 in 10

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