Zip 72530 (Drasco, AR) Climate

The climate in 72530 Drasco, AR is temperate and mild. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cool with occasional cold fronts. The average yearly temperature is around 66°F, with the highest average being around 85°F in July and the lowest average being around 45°F in January. Precipitation averages around 49 inches a year, though it tends to be higher during spring months and lower during summer months. The area experiences mild winds year-round, although there may be occasional strong gusts of wind during storms or high pressure systems.

Drasco (zip 72530), Arkansas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Drasco (zip 72530) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Drasco (zip 72530). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Drasco (zip 72530) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 26
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 72530 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Arkansas.

6.5 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 72530 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Drasco, Arkansas	United States
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	90.2°	85.8°
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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 the 72530 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In the 72530 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 72530 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 72530 zip code, there are 47.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Arkansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 72530 zip code with an average of 26.4°. This is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72530 zip code, there are 80.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

In the 72530 zip code, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Arkansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 72530 zip code 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 the 72530 zip code.

November is the wettest month in the 72530 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.9 inches in the 72530 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Arkansas.

May is the rainiest month in the 72530 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 99.6 rainy days annually in the 72530 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.6 inches in the 72530 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Arkansas. January is the snowiest month in the 72530 zip code with 1.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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