30-year climate normals

Yell County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 29.7°F.

Yell County gets 46.41" 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	50.3°	29.7°	3.20"
February	55.0°	33.0°	3.10"
March	64.3°	40.8°	4.37"
April	72.9°	49.1°	4.83"
May	80.3°	59.0°	4.67"
June	88.2°	67.6°	3.35"
July	92.5°	71.1°	3.45"
August	92.4°	69.9°	3.51"
September	85.6°	61.7°	3.02"
October	74.4°	49.8°	4.06"
November	61.8°	39.2°	4.60"
December	52.2°	32.0°	4.25"

Rainfall by month

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

January 3.20"

February 3.10"

March 4.37"

April 4.83"

May 4.67"

June 3.35"

July 3.45"

August 3.51"

September 3.02"

October 4.06"

November 4.60"

December 4.25"

Annual total 46.41"

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 1,988

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,279

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.36¢/kWh, Arkansas average $285

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $165

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 Yell County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Yell County?

Yell County averages a high of 92.5°F in July and a low of 29.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 46.41 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Yell 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 Yell County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.5°F. That drives 1,988 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Yell County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Yell County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station RUSSELLVILLE MUNI AP, AR US (USW00053920), 25.2 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.