Decatur, AR Climate

Decatur, AR has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high in the summer is around 88°F (31°C) while the average low in the winter is around 39°F (4°C). Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with an average annual total of over 50 inches (127 cm). Snowfall is rare, only occurring occasionally in the winter months. The humidity also tends to be high in Decatur, making it particularly uncomfortable during the hottest months of the summer.

Decatur, Arkansas gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Decatur averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Decatur. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Decatur gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Decatur is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

7.2 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Decatur, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Decatur with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Decatur, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Decatur are May, September and June.

In Decatur, there are 41.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Decatur with an average of 24.9°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In Decatur, there are 90.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In Decatur, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Decatur during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Decatur.

May is the wettest month in Decatur with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.5 inches in Decatur means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in Decatur with 10.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 90.9 rainy days annually in Decatur, which is less rainy than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in Decatur means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in Decatur with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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