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Van Buren, Arkansas climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Van Buren has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 94°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 30°F at night. Around 47 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (5.6 inches) and easing off in February (2.7 inches). Snow is occasional (3 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 94°F in July.

About 78 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 30°F in January.

About 63 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 47 in of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.6 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Van Buren climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	51	57	66	75	81	89	94	94	87	76	63	53
Avg temp (°F)	40	45	54	62	70	79	83	82	75	64	52	43
Avg low (°F)	30	33	42	50	60	68	72	71	63	51	40	32
Precipitation (in)	2.9	2.7	3.9	4.9	5.6	4.6	3.4	3.6	4.0	4.4	3.9	3.5
Snowfall (in)	1.4	0.6	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	51	57	66	75	81	89
Avg temp (°F)	40	45	54	62	70	79
Avg low (°F)	30	33	42	50	60	68
Precipitation (in)	2.9	2.7	3.9	4.9	5.6	4.6
Snowfall (in)	1.4	0.6	0.3	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	94	94	87	76	63	53
Avg temp (°F)	83	82	75	64	52	43
Avg low (°F)	72	71	63	51	40	32
Precipitation (in)	3.4	3.6	4.0	4.4	3.9	3.5
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	—	0.6

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	10	9	11	9	7	7	7	8	7	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.1	0.3	3	15	24	23	11	1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	20	13	5	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	7	16
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.2	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	10	9	11	9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.1	0.3	3	15
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	20	13	5	0.5	—	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.2	0.2	0.1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	7	8	7	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	24	23	11	1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	0.4	7	16
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	59	63	62	58	59	51	45	46	44	47	54	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	6	7	7	8	9	11	11	13	12	9	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	9	9	9	9	11	12	12	9	9	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	14	15	13	14	10	8	8	8	10	12	14
Relative humidity (%)	83	81	79	78	80	75	66	63	67	71	78	83
Wind speed (mph)	4.4	4.7	4.9	4.7	3.9	3.4	3.1	3.0	3.4	3.8	4.0	4.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	59	63	62	58	59	51
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	6	7	7	8	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	9	9	9	9	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	14	15	13	14	10
Relative humidity (%)	83	81	79	78	80	75
Wind speed (mph)	4.4	4.7	4.9	4.7	3.9	3.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	45	46	44	47	54	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	11	13	12	9	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	12	9	9	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	8	8	10	12	14
Relative humidity (%)	66	63	67	71	78	83
Wind speed (mph)	3.1	3.0	3.4	3.8	4.0	4.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at FT Smith Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013964), about 12 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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