Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Hottest Summers in Arkansas
Average daily high in the hottest month of the year, by county. Read it next to the cooling degree days in the same row: the two together are what the summer electricity bill is actually made of. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Summer high | Cooling degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley County | 94.9°F | 2,494 | $878 |
| 2 | Sebastian County | 94.1°F | 2,177 | $1,457 |
| 3 | Lafayette County | 94.0°F | 2,227 | $769 |
| 4 | Calhoun County | 93.6°F | 2,283 | $932 |
| 5 | Union County | 93.6°F | 2,283 | $1,067 |
| 6 | Chicot County | 93.5°F | 2,370 | $885 |
| 7 | Clark County | 93.3°F | 2,207 | $1,306 |
| 8 | Hot Spring County | 93.3°F | 2,207 | $1,157 |
| 9 | Howard County | 93.3°F | 2,129 | $1,214 |
| 10 | Sevier County | 93.3°F | 2,129 | $1,036 |
| 11 | Little River County | 93.2°F | 2,121 | $1,048 |
| 12 | White County | 93.0°F | 2,153 | $1,386 |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 92.9°F | 1,929 | $1,203 |
| 14 | Saline County | 92.9°F | 2,150 | $1,794 |
| 15 | Miller County | 92.8°F | 2,249 | $1,320 |
| 16 | Columbia County | 92.7°F | 2,008 | $1,255 |
| 17 | Conway County | 92.6°F | 1,955 | $1,226 |
| 18 | Hempstead County | 92.5°F | 2,040 | $953 |
| 19 | Pope County | 92.5°F | 1,988 | $1,413 |
| 20 | Yell County | 92.5°F | 1,988 | $1,183 |
| 21 | Logan County | 92.4°F | 1,914 | $1,152 |
| 22 | Drew County | 92.3°F | 2,322 | $1,150 |
| 23 | Scott County | 92.2°F | 1,732 | $1,023 |
| 24 | Lincoln County | 92.1°F | 2,246 | $1,000 |
| 25 | Grant County | 92.0°F | 1,920 | $1,357 |
| 26 | Ouachita County | 92.0°F | 2,036 | $949 |
| 27 | Prairie County | 92.0°F | 2,232 | $868 |
| 28 | Woodruff County | 92.0°F | 2,232 | $934 |
| 29 | Franklin County | 91.9°F | 1,820 | $1,090 |
| 30 | Nevada County | 91.9°F | 1,944 | $850 |
| 31 | Cross County | 91.8°F | 2,183 | $986 |
| 32 | Dallas County | 91.8°F | 1,958 | $936 |
| 33 | Cleveland County | 91.7°F | 2,150 | $1,132 |
| 34 | Faulkner County | 91.7°F | 1,697 | $1,780 |
| 35 | Jefferson County | 91.7°F | 2,150 | $1,007 |
| 36 | Lonoke County | 91.7°F | 1,989 | $1,590 |
| 37 | Pulaski County | 91.7°F | 1,989 | $1,729 |
| 38 | Crawford County | 91.6°F | 1,586 | $1,470 |
| 39 | Crittenden County | 91.4°F | 2,173 | $1,369 |
| 40 | St. Francis County | 91.4°F | 2,173 | $864 |
| 41 | Arkansas County | 91.3°F | 2,236 | $1,174 |
| 42 | Craighead County | 91.2°F | 1,994 | $1,683 |
| 43 | Mississippi County | 91.1°F | 2,133 | $1,073 |
| 44 | Stone County | 91.1°F | 1,727 | $1,296 |
| 45 | Bradley County | 91.0°F | 2,015 | $935 |
| 46 | Cleburne County | 90.9°F | 1,725 | $1,494 |
| 47 | Garland County | 90.9°F | 1,544 | $1,515 |
| 48 | Lee County | 90.8°F | 2,081 | $791 |
| 49 | Independence County | 90.7°F | 1,720 | $1,107 |
| 50 | Pike County | 90.7°F | 1,626 | $1,070 |
| 51 | Izard County | 90.5°F | 1,501 | $1,122 |
| 52 | Benton County | 90.3°F | 1,561 | $2,335 |
| 53 | Desha County | 90.2°F | 2,132 | $878 |
| 54 | Phillips County | 90.1°F | 1,974 | $787 |
| 55 | Monroe County | 90.0°F | 1,993 | $821 |
| 56 | Greene County | 89.8°F | 1,795 | $1,406 |
| 57 | Johnson County | 89.8°F | 1,753 | $1,140 |
| 58 | Randolph County | 89.8°F | 1,610 | $1,078 |
| 59 | Baxter County | 89.7°F | 1,594 | $1,426 |
| 60 | Clay County | 89.7°F | 1,789 | $866 |
| 61 | Marion County | 89.7°F | 1,594 | $1,382 |
| 62 | Polk County | 89.7°F | 1,534 | $1,111 |
| 63 | Fulton County | 89.6°F | 1,480 | $1,001 |
| 64 | Perry County | 89.5°F | 1,687 | $1,169 |
| 65 | Jackson County | 89.4°F | 1,836 | $863 |
| 66 | Sharp County | 89.4°F | 1,560 | $918 |
| 67 | Searcy County | 89.2°F | 1,460 | $1,009 |
| 68 | Washington County | 89.2°F | 1,352 | $2,181 |
| 69 | Boone County | 89.1°F | 1,475 | $1,465 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 89.1°F | 1,475 | $1,589 |
| 71 | Poinsett County | 88.3°F | 1,721 | $962 |
| 72 | Madison County | 88.2°F | 1,540 | $1,368 |
| 73 | Lawrence County | 87.8°F | 1,679 | $886 |
| 74 | Van Buren County | 87.1°F | 1,196 | $1,111 |
| 75 | Newton County | 82.9°F | 1,034 | $1,516 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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