Climateby Month

Little Rock, AR climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 337 ft elevation

Little Rock has hot and oppressively humid summers and chilly winters. Highs peak at 92°F in July and fall to 51°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 7 to 11 a month. Normal snowfall is about 3.8 in a year. By our comfort score the best month is April.

Warmest month
92°F
July normal high
Coldest month
31°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
106
50.4 in of precipitation
Snow a year
3.8 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Little Rock?

Normal highs range from 51°F in January to 92°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 51°F (11°C), low 31°F (-1°C) 51° 31° February: normal high 55°F (13°C), low 34°F (1°C) March: normal high 64°F (18°C), low 42°F (6°C) April: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 50°F (10°C) May: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 59°F (15°C) June: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 68°F (20°C) July: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 71°F (22°C) 92° 71° August: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 70°F (21°C) September: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 63°F (17°C) October: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 51°F (11°C) November: normal high 62°F (17°C), low 40°F (4°C) December: normal high 53°F (12°C), low 33°F (1°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Little Rock?

May has the most wet days (about 11); the year brings about 50 in of precipitation.

January: 9 wet days February: 9 wet days March: 11 wet days April: 9 wet days May: 11 wet days 11 June: 8 wet days July: 9 wet days August: 7 wet days September: 7 wet days 7 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 3.8 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 1.0 in of snow February: 1.7 in of snow 1.7 March: 0.4 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: 0.1 in of snow December: 0.6 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Little Rock?

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, 3.3 mi ESE of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.9 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June.

January: 10.1 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 Little Rock, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 51°F31°F 3.5 in9 1.0 in 0 10.1 h
February 55°F34°F 4.0 in9 1.7 in 0 10.9 h
March 64°F42°F 5.0 in11 0.4 in 0 12.0 h
April 73°F50°F 5.6 in9 0.0 in 1 13.1 h
May 81°F59°F 5.1 in11 0.0 in 11 14.0 h
June 88°F68°F 3.5 in8 0.0 in 23 14.4 h
July 92°F71°F 3.3 in9 0.0 in 28 14.2 h
August 92°F70°F 3.2 in7 0.0 in 26 13.4 h
September 85°F63°F 3.0 in7 0.0 in 14 12.4 h
October 74°F51°F 4.5 in8 0.0 in 3 11.3 h
November 62°F40°F 4.7 in9 0.1 in 0 10.4 h
December 53°F33°F 5.1 in10 0.6 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 Little Rock

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 45466
Feb 52763
Mar 631381
Apr 701670
May 59874
Jun 441616
Jul 380623
Aug 380522
Sep 484411
Oct 631461
Nov 591260
Dec 45564

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 Little Rock

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 21, and the first fall frost around Nov 10, leaving 234 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Little Rock
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 21after Apr 6
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 10before Oct 29
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 8after Mar 26
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 21before Nov 6
Frost-free season234 daysunder 210 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: Little Rock Airport Adams Fld (USW00013963), 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 3, 2011); the lowest was 5°F (February 4, 1996).

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, snow depth, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Little Rock Airport Adams Fld (USW00013963), 3.2 mi ESE of the city center, 258 ft (79 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall: Little Rock (USW00003952), 6.4 mi NNE of the city center, 568 ft (231 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Adams Field Airport (723403-13963), 3.3 mi ESE of the city center, 251 ft (86 ft lower than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

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