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30-year climate normals

Hot Spring County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

93.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 32.7°F.

Hot Spring County gets 52.87" of precipitation a year, and 30% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 52.6° 32.7° 3.39"
February 57.0° 35.9° 4.10"
March 65.7° 43.3° 4.90"
April 74.3° 51.1° 5.09"
May 81.4° 60.6° 5.89"
June 89.3° 68.9° 4.54"
July 93.3° 72.2° 3.99"
August 93.2° 71.1° 3.33"
September 86.3° 64.0° 3.62"
October 75.3° 52.3° 4.89"
November 63.1° 42.0° 4.49"
December 54.4° 35.0° 4.64"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 30% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 3.39"
February 4.10"
March 4.90"
April 5.09"
May 5.89"
June 4.54"
July 3.99"
August 3.33"
September 3.62"
October 4.89"
November 4.49"
December 4.64"
Annual total 52.87"

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 2,207
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,858
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.36¢/kWh, Arkansas average $317
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $144

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 Hot Spring County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Hot Spring County?

Hot Spring County averages a high of 93.3°F in July and a low of 32.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 52.87 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Hot Spring County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 30% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Hot Spring County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 93.3°F. That drives 2,207 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Hot Spring County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Hot Spring County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HOT SPRINGS ASOS, AR US (USW00003962), 6.8 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.