30-year climate normals

Baxter County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 27.5°F.

Baxter County gets 41.19" of precipitation a year, and 31% of it falls in Mar, Apr, May.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	46.4°	27.5°	2.87"
February	51.7°	30.7°	2.36"
March	60.9°	38.7°	3.63"
April	70.9°	47.5°	4.68"
May	77.4°	56.6°	4.48"
June	85.4°	64.9°	3.52"
July	89.7°	69.1°	3.63"
August	89.3°	67.5°	3.42"
September	82.0°	59.5°	2.66"
October	71.2°	48.4°	3.41"
November	58.9°	38.3°	3.67"
December	48.7°	30.5°	2.86"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 2.87"

February 2.36"

March 3.63"

April 4.68"

May 4.48"

June 3.52"

July 3.63"

August 3.42"

September 2.66"

October 3.41"

November 3.67"

December 2.86"

Annual total 41.19"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,594

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,815

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.36¢/kWh, Arkansas average $229

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $192

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Baxter County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Baxter County?

Baxter County averages a high of 89.7°F in July and a low of 27.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 41.19 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Baxter County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Baxter County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.7°F. That drives 1,594 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Baxter County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Baxter County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MOUNTAIN HOME BAXTER AP, AR US (USW00053918), 9.9 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Arkansas residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.