Little Rock Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Little Rock, Arkansas during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Little Rock, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
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51 | 31 | January | 10 | -1 |
55 | 34 | February | 13 | 1 |
64 | 42 | March | 18 | 5 |
73 | 50 | April | 23 | 10 |
81 | 59 | May | 27 | 15 |
88 | 68 | June | 31 | 20 |
92 | 71 | July | 33 | 22 |
92 | 70 | August | 33 | 21 |
85 | 63 | September | 30 | 17 |
74 | 51 | October | 23 | 11 |
62 | 40 | November | 17 | 5 |
53 | 33 | December | 11 | 1 |
72 | 51 | Year | 22 | 11 |
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
---|---|---|---|---|
51 | 31 | January | 10 | 0 |
55 | 35 | February | 13 | 1 |
64 | 43 | March | 18 | 6 |
73 | 51 | April | 23 | 11 |
81 | 61 | May | 27 | 16 |
89 | 69 | June | 32 | 21 |
93 | 73 | July | 34 | 23 |
93 | 72 | August | 34 | 22 |
86 | 65 | September | 30 | 18 |
75 | 53 | October | 24 | 11 |
63 | 42 | November | 17 | 6 |
52 | 34 | December | 11 | 1 |
73 | 53 | Year | 23 | 11 |
Days of Hot Weather in Little Rock
Highs in the 90s Fahrenheit can occur at Little Rock from May to October, including most days during July and August. Typically eight days a year reach 100 °F (30 °C) or more.
70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 2 | 0 | 0 |
February | 4 | 0 | 0 |
March | 11 | 3 | 0 |
April | 22 | 9 | 0 |
May | 29 | 20 | 4 |
June | 30 | 29 | 16 |
July | 31 | 30 | 23 |
August | 31 | 30 | 22 |
September | 29 | 25 | 11 |
October | 23 | 11 | 1 |
November | 8 | 1 | 0 |
December | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Year | 222 | 159 | 76 |
How Often Little Rock Has Cold Temperatures
From November to March, night-time temperatures at Little Rock can drop to freezing. The city averages 50 frosty nights a year, yet none of those get as cold as 10 °F (-12 °C).
It usually thaws out during the day following a frigid night. Typically there are just three days in a winter here when the thermometer never rises above freezing.
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
---|---|---|
January | 3 | 17 |
February | 1 | 11 |
March | 0 | 4 |
April | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 |
September | 0 | 0 |
October | 0 | 0 |
November | 0 | 5 |
December | 1 | 13 |
Year | 6 | 50 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.