Climateby Month

Hot Springs, AR climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 590 ft elevation

Hot Springs has hot and oppressively humid summers and chilly winters. Highs peak at 93°F in July and fall to 52°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 11 a month. Normal snowfall is about 1.1 in a year. By our comfort score the best month is April.

Warmest month
93°F
July normal high
Coldest month
32°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
110
58.0 in of precipitation
Snow a year
1.1 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Hot Springs?

Normal highs range from 52°F in January to 93°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 32°F (0°C) 52° 32° February: normal high 56°F (13°C), low 35°F (2°C) March: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 42°F (6°C) April: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 51°F (11°C) May: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 60°F (16°C) June: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 68°F (20°C) July: normal high 93°F (34°C), low 72°F (22°C) 93° 72° August: normal high 93°F (34°C), low 71°F (22°C) September: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 64°F (18°C) October: normal high 75°F (24°C), low 52°F (11°C) November: normal high 63°F (17°C), low 42°F (6°C) December: normal high 53°F (12°C), low 35°F (2°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Hot Springs?

May has the most wet days (about 11); the year brings about 58 in of precipitation.

January: 10 wet days February: 10 wet days March: 11 wet days April: 10 wet days May: 11 wet days 11 June: 8 wet days July: 9 wet days August: 8 wet days September: 8 wet days 8 October: 8 wet days November: 9 wet days December: 10 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 1.1 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 0.6 in of snow 0.6 February: 0.4 in of snow March: 0.1 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: 0.0 in of snow December: 0.0 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Hot Springs?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 28 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 1 muggy days May: 11 muggy days June: 23 muggy days July: 28 muggy days 28 August: 26 muggy days September: 14 muggy days October: 3 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 Adams Field Airport, 49 mi ENE of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.9 hours in December to 14.4 hours in June.

January: 10.2 hours of daylight February: 10.9 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.1 hours of daylight May: 14.0 hours of daylight June: 14.4 hours of daylight 14.4 July: 14.2 hours of daylight August: 13.4 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.3 hours of daylight November: 10.4 hours of daylight December: 9.9 hours of daylight 9.9 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Hot Springs, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 52°F32°F 3.8 in10 0.6 in 0 10.2 h
February 56°F35°F 4.6 in10 0.4 in 0 10.9 h
March 65°F42°F 5.5 in11 0.1 in 0 12.0 h
April 74°F51°F 5.9 in10 0.0 in 1 13.1 h
May 80°F60°F 6.5 in11 0.0 in 11 14.0 h
June 88°F68°F 4.3 in8 0.0 in 23 14.4 h
July 93°F72°F 4.5 in9 0.0 in 28 14.2 h
August 93°F71°F 3.6 in8 0.0 in 26 13.4 h
September 86°F64°F 4.2 in8 0.0 in 14 12.4 h
October 75°F52°F 5.1 in8 0.0 in 3 11.3 h
November 63°F42°F 4.9 in9 0.0 in 0 10.4 h
December 53°F35°F 5.0 in10 0.0 in 0 9.9 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 Hot Springs

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 45465
Feb 53863
Mar 641481
Apr 681470
May 59783
Jun 451615
Jul 380624
Aug 380522
Sep 474512
Oct 621362
Nov 581261
Dec 46574

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 Hot Springs

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 19, and the first fall frost around Nov 13, leaving 239 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Hot Springs
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 19after Apr 7
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 13before Oct 28
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 6after Mar 26
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 27before Nov 7
Frost-free season239 daysunder 213 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: Hot Springs 1 Nne (USC00033466), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Arkansas.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 114°F (August 31, 2000); the lowest was 4°F (January 18, 2018, and 1 other day).

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, snow depth and frost dates: Hot Springs 1 Nne (USC00033466), 0.7 mi NNE of the city center, 626 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Little Rock Airport Adams Fld (USW00013963), 49 mi ENE of the city center, 258 ft (332 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Adams Field Airport (723403-13963), 49 mi ENE of the city center, 251 ft (339 ft lower than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

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