Climateby Month

Fayetteville, AR climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 1,407 ft elevation

Fayetteville has hot and oppressively humid summers and chilly winters. Highs peak at 89°F in July and fall to 48°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 13 a month. Normal snowfall is about 6.5 in a year. By our comfort score the best month is April.

Warmest month
89°F
July normal high
Coldest month
25°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
113
47.0 in of precipitation
Snow a year
6.5 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Fayetteville?

Normal highs range from 48°F in January to 89°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 48°F (9°C), low 25°F (-4°C) 48° 25° February: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 29°F (-2°C) March: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 36°F (2°C) April: normal high 70°F (21°C), low 45°F (7°C) May: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 54°F (12°C) June: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 63°F (17°C) July: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 67°F (19°C) 89° 67° August: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 65°F (18°C) September: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 57°F (14°C) October: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 45°F (7°C) November: normal high 59°F (15°C), low 35°F (2°C) December: normal high 50°F (10°C), low 28°F (-2°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Fayetteville?

May has the most wet days (about 13); the year brings about 47 in of precipitation.

January: 9 wet days February: 8 wet days 8 March: 11 wet days April: 10 wet days May: 13 wet days 13 June: 10 wet days July: 9 wet days August: 8 wet days September: 9 wet days October: 10 wet days November: 9 wet days December: 8 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 6.5 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 1.5 in of snow February: 2.4 in of snow 2.4 March: 1.3 in of snow April: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 May: 0.0 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 0.2 in of snow December: 1.1 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Fayetteville?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 25 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 5 muggy days June: 19 muggy days July: 25 muggy days 25 August: 21 muggy days September: 10 muggy days October: 2 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Drake Field Airport, 3.7 mi S of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.8 hours in December to 14.6 hours in June.

January: 10.0 hours of daylight February: 10.9 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.1 hours of daylight May: 14.1 hours of daylight June: 14.6 hours of daylight 14.6 July: 14.3 hours of daylight August: 13.5 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.3 hours of daylight November: 10.3 hours of daylight December: 9.8 hours of daylight 9.8 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Fayetteville, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 48°F25°F 2.8 in9 1.5 in 0 10.0 h
February 52°F29°F 2.6 in8 2.4 in 0 10.9 h
March 61°F36°F 4.0 in11 1.3 in 0 12.0 h
April 70°F45°F 5.0 in10 0.0 in 0 13.1 h
May 77°F54°F 5.9 in13 0.0 in 5 14.1 h
June 85°F63°F 4.3 in10 0.0 in 19 14.6 h
July 89°F67°F 3.8 in9 0.0 in 25 14.3 h
August 89°F65°F 3.2 in8 0.0 in 21 13.5 h
September 82°F57°F 4.3 in9 0.0 in 10 12.4 h
October 71°F45°F 4.5 in10 0.0 in 2 11.3 h
November 59°F35°F 3.7 in9 0.2 in 0 10.3 h
December 50°F28°F 3.1 in8 1.1 in 0 9.8 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Fayetteville

By our comfort score, the best month is April.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 42359
Feb 49546
Mar 631372
Apr 731870
May 661280
Jun 53265
Jul 440616
Aug 441515
Sep 57854
Oct 671660
Nov 551052
Dec 43357

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Fayetteville

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 15, and the first fall frost around Oct 21, leaving 188 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Fayetteville
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 15after May 1
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 21before Oct 8
Last hard freeze (28°F)Apr 3after Apr 21
First hard freeze (28°F)Oct 31before Oct 16
Frost-free season188 daysunder 167 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Fayetteville Drake Fld (USW00093993), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Arkansas.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 110°F (August 3, 2011); the lowest was -18°F (February 10, 2011).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Fayetteville Drake Fld (USW00093993), 3.7 mi S of the city center, 1,251 ft (156 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snow depth: Odell 2 N (USC00035354), 24 mi SW of the city center, 1,500 ft (93 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Drake Field Airport (723445-93993), 3.7 mi S of the city center, 1,237 ft (170 ft lower than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error