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30-year climate normals

Van Buren County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

87.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 24.1°F.

Van Buren County gets 57.2" 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 43.8° 24.1° 3.94"
February 49.0° 26.4° 3.96"
March 57.8° 35.8° 6.06"
April 66.1° 44.9° 6.13"
May 72.6° 54.2° 5.76"
June 81.6° 63.8° 4.38"
July 86.8° 66.7° 4.62"
August 87.1° 66.3° 4.29"
September 79.6° 58.2° 3.93"
October 67.7° 47.4° 4.25"
November 57.9° 37.6° 5.25"
December 47.6° 29.0° 4.63"

Rainfall by month

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

January 3.94"
February 3.96"
March 6.06"
April 6.13"
May 5.76"
June 4.38"
July 4.62"
August 4.29"
September 3.93"
October 4.25"
November 5.25"
December 4.63"
Annual total 57.2"

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 1,196
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,323
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.36¢/kWh, Arkansas average $172
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $217

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 Van Buren County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Van Buren County?

Van Buren County averages a high of 87.1°F in August and a low of 24.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 57.2 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 87.1°F. That drives 1,196 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Van Buren County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Van Buren County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station DENNARD 10 WSW, AR US (USC00031935), 13.9 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.