West Memphis, AR

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,988
Cooling need
1,854

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Climate change signal

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

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