St. Charles, AR

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

St. Charles has an annual average temperature of 61.9°F with about 51.9 inches of precipitation per year and 1.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.5°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.86 in) and August the driest (2.76 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,832
Cooling need
1,734

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of St. Charles'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
41
1940s
66
1950s
63
1960s
47
1970s
26
1980s
42
1990s
13
2000s
34
2010s
18
2020s
16

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 32.5°F 41.3°F 4.36 in 0.6 in 7
February 54.7°F 35.6°F 45.1°F 4.70 in 0.2 in 7
March 63.6°F 43.5°F 53.5°F 5.73 in 0.4 in 7
April 72.4°F 51.6°F 62.0°F 5.86 in 7
May 80.0°F 60.7°F 70.3°F 4.49 in 7
June 87.0°F 68.7°F 77.8°F 3.54 in 5
July 90.1°F 71.6°F 80.8°F 3.80 in 6
August 89.7°F 70.1°F 79.9°F 2.76 in 5
September 84.9°F 63.0°F 74.0°F 3.02 in 4
October 74.6°F 50.9°F 62.8°F 3.79 in 5
November 62.4°F 41.5°F 51.9°F 4.55 in 6
December 52.7°F 35.3°F 44.0°F 5.28 in 6

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