Monticello, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTICELLO MUNI AP, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Monticello has an annual average temperature of 64.1°F with about 53 inches of precipitation per year and 0.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 92.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.0°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.98 in) and September the driest (2.84 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,358
Cooling need
2,016

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

52 of 366 (14.2%) of Monticello'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.

1870s
2
1880s
17
1890s
5
1930s
9
1940s
51
1950s
37
1960s
26
1970s
20
1980s
42
1990s
11
2000s
66
2010s
48
2020s
32

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 54.0°F 34.0°F 44.0°F 4.61 in 0.6 in 9
February 58.3°F 37.6°F 47.9°F 5.03 in 0.1 in 9
March 66.7°F 44.8°F 55.8°F 5.46 in 10
April 74.7°F 52.5°F 63.6°F 5.98 in 9
May 82.3°F 61.9°F 72.1°F 4.74 in 9
June 89.2°F 69.7°F 79.4°F 3.80 in 7
July 92.1°F 73.0°F 82.6°F 3.19 in 7
August 92.3°F 71.6°F 81.9°F 3.00 in 6
September 87.4°F 64.9°F 76.2°F 2.84 in 6
October 76.7°F 53.3°F 65.0°F 4.28 in 7
November 64.8°F 43.1°F 53.9°F 4.25 in 8
December 55.9°F 36.6°F 46.2°F 5.85 in 9

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