West Memphis, AR
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from W MEMPHIS, AR US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
West Memphis has an annual average temperature of 61.8°F with about 55.9 inches of precipitation per year and 1.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.94 in) and August the driest (3.10 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit West Memphis
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All-time records →97 of 366 (26.5%) of West Memphis'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.
| 1960s | 54 | |
| 1970s | 46 | |
| 1980s | 83 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 39 | |
| 2010s | 64 | |
| 2020s | 51 |
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 | 48.5°F | 31.1°F | 39.8°F | 4.40 in | 0.5 in | 12 |
| February | 53.6°F | 34.1°F | 43.8°F | 4.39 in | 0.7 in | 11 |
| March | 62.1°F | 42.3°F | 52.2°F | 5.79 in | 0.3 in | 13 |
| April | 71.9°F | 51.3°F | 61.6°F | 5.84 in | — | 11 |
| May | 80.4°F | 61.2°F | 70.8°F | 5.94 in | — | 11 |
| June | 88.2°F | 69.4°F | 78.8°F | 4.01 in | — | 9 |
| July | 90.6°F | 72.7°F | 81.7°F | 4.21 in | — | 9 |
| August | 90.3°F | 71.1°F | 80.7°F | 3.10 in | — | 8 |
| September | 85.4°F | 64.1°F | 74.8°F | 3.32 in | — | 7 |
| October | 74.7°F | 51.8°F | 63.3°F | 4.44 in | — | 8 |
| November | 61.7°F | 41.6°F | 51.6°F | 4.83 in | — | 10 |
| December | 51.6°F | 34.5°F | 43.1°F | 5.63 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
Climate twins of West Memphis
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