Morrilton, AR

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Morrilton has an annual average temperature of 61.1°F with about 51.2 inches of precipitation per year and 2.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 92.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.52 in) and September the driest (3.30 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Annual swing
42.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,150
Cooling need
1,737

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

39 of 366 (10.7%) of Morrilton'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.

1910s
1
1920s
21
1930s
47
1940s
48
1950s
65
1960s
36
1970s
21
1980s
46
1990s
7
2000s
13
2010s
37
2020s
24

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 50.0°F 29.1°F 39.5°F 3.64 in 0.5 in 9
February 55.2°F 31.8°F 43.5°F 3.81 in 0.8 in 9
March 63.8°F 39.5°F 51.7°F 5.06 in 0.7 in 11
April 72.9°F 48.1°F 60.5°F 5.29 in 9
May 80.2°F 58.2°F 69.2°F 5.52 in 11
June 88.3°F 67.3°F 77.8°F 3.56 in 8
July 92.5°F 70.9°F 81.7°F 3.82 in 8
August 92.6°F 68.8°F 80.7°F 3.69 in 8
September 85.9°F 61.0°F 73.5°F 3.30 in 7
October 75.1°F 49.0°F 62.1°F 3.93 in 8
November 62.6°F 38.7°F 50.7°F 4.85 in 0.1 in 9
December 52.5°F 31.4°F 42.0°F 4.73 in 0.3 in 10

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