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West Memphis, Arkansas climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

West Memphis has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 91°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 31°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 56 inches. Snow is occasional (2 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 91°F in July.

About 59 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 31°F in January.

About 58 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 56 in of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.4 °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

West Memphis climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	49	54	62	72	80	88	91	90	85	75	62	52
Avg temp (°F)	40	44	52	62	71	79	82	81	75	63	52	43
Avg low (°F)	31	34	42	51	61	69	73	71	64	52	42	35
Precipitation (in)	4.4	4.4	5.8	5.8	5.9	4.0	4.2	3.1	3.3	4.4	4.8	5.6
Snowfall (in)	0.5	0.7	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	49	54	62	72	80	88
Avg temp (°F)	40	44	52	62	71	79
Avg low (°F)	31	34	42	51	61	69
Precipitation (in)	4.4	4.4	5.8	5.8	5.9	4.0
Snowfall (in)	0.5	0.7	0.3	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	91	90	85	75	62	52
Avg temp (°F)	82	81	75	63	52	43
Avg low (°F)	73	71	64	52	42	35
Precipitation (in)	4.2	3.1	3.3	4.4	4.8	5.6
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	—	0.2

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	11	13	11	11	9	9	7	7	8	10	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.2	2	13	19	16	9	0.7	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	18	13	5	0.5	—	0.0	—	—	—	0.4	6	14
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.2	0.4	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	11	13	11	11	9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.2	2	13
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	18	13	5	0.5	—	0.0
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.2	0.4	0.1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	7	7	8	10	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	19	16	9	0.7	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	0.4	6	14
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	65	62	58	59	52	48	44	43	46	54	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	5	7	8	8	9	10	12	13	12	9	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	9	9	9	11	12	11	8	9	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	15	15	13	14	10	9	8	8	10	13	15
Relative humidity (%)	84	83	81	78	78	73	69	64	63	67	75	83
Wind speed (mph)	6.7	7.0	7.0	6.9	5.7	4.6	4.1	4.0	4.7	5.3	5.9	6.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	62	65	62	58	59	52
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	5	7	8	8	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	9	9	9	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	15	15	13	14	10
Relative humidity (%)	84	83	81	78	78	73
Wind speed (mph)	6.7	7.0	7.0	6.9	5.7	4.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	48	44	43	46	54	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	10	12	13	12	9	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	8	9	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	8	10	13	15
Relative humidity (%)	69	64	63	67	75	83
Wind speed (mph)	4.1	4.0	4.7	5.3	5.9	6.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at W Memphis (NOAA GHCN station USC00037712), about 3 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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