North Little Rock, AR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS FLD, AR US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

North Little Rock has an annual average temperature of 61.7°F with about 50.4 inches of precipitation per year and 3.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.9°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.59 in) and September the driest (3.01 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,964
Cooling need
1,773

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

32 of 366 (8.7%) of North Little Rock'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.

1930s
11
1940s
31
1950s
65
1960s
54
1970s
30
1980s
50
1990s
22
2000s
41
2010s
40
2020s
22

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 50.5°F 30.9°F 40.7°F 3.50 in 1.1 in 9
February 55.2°F 34.2°F 44.7°F 3.97 in 1.6 in 9
March 63.7°F 41.8°F 52.7°F 4.96 in 0.5 in 11
April 72.8°F 50.1°F 61.4°F 5.59 in 9
May 80.5°F 59.3°F 69.9°F 5.08 in 11
June 88.2°F 67.7°F 78.0°F 3.55 in 8
July 91.7°F 71.2°F 81.4°F 3.33 in 9
August 91.5°F 70.1°F 80.8°F 3.16 in 7
September 85.1°F 62.9°F 74.0°F 3.01 in 7
October 74.2°F 50.9°F 62.6°F 4.47 in 8
November 61.9°F 40.2°F 51.1°F 4.72 in 9
December 52.6°F 33.3°F 43.0°F 5.08 in 0.6 in 10

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