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30-year climate normals

Howard County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

93.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 31.3°F.

Howard County gets 44.35" of precipitation a year, and 32% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

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 54.7° 31.3° 2.92"
February 58.9° 35.1° 3.27"
March 67.3° 42.3° 3.98"
April 74.6° 49.7° 4.69"
May 81.8° 59.9° 5.07"
June 89.3° 68.1° 4.30"
July 93.0° 70.9° 2.95"
August 93.3° 70.0° 2.59"
September 87.6° 62.8° 3.36"
October 76.6° 50.7° 3.82"
November 65.0° 40.4° 3.23"
December 56.4° 33.8° 4.17"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 32% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 2.92"
February 3.27"
March 3.98"
April 4.69"
May 5.07"
June 4.30"
July 2.95"
August 2.59"
September 3.36"
October 3.82"
November 3.23"
December 4.17"
Annual total 44.35"

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 2,129
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,804
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.36¢/kWh, Arkansas average $306
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $141

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 Howard County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Howard County?

Howard County averages a high of 93.3°F in August and a low of 31.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 44.35 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Howard County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 32% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Howard County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 93.3°F. That drives 2,129 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Howard County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Howard County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station DE QUEEN SEVIER CO AP, AR US (USW00053925), 23.6 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.