Average Annual Precipitation for Arkansas

The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and lakes in Arkansas.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year along with information on the number of days with wet weather. That includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The annual precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Southern, Central and Northern Arkansas.

Eastern Arkansas

Average yearly precipitation
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
104 Batesville 50.8 1291
104 Blytheville 51.6 1310
99 Eudora 60.4 1533
79 Helena 49.7 1263
103 Jonesboro 52.0 1321
104 Marianna 52.1 1323
121 West Memphis 55.9 1420

Southern Arkansas

Annual averages for rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
104 El Dorado 52.1 1324
103 Magnolia 56.3 1430
97 Monticello 53.0 1347
97 Pine Bluff 53.6 1361
100 Texarkana 48.9 1241

Central Arkansas

Average amount of rain and snow a year
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
74 Benton 53.4 1357
97 Blue Mountain Lake Dam 49.7 1261
99 Fort Smith 47.3 1202
110 Hot Springs 58.0 1472
104 Lake Ouachita Dam 57.9 1470
106 Little Rock 50.4 1281
117 Mena 61.4 1560
114 Russellville 46.4 1179
100 Searcy 51.8 1317

Northern Arkansas

Average annual precipitation
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
85 Bentonville 47.3 1202
113 Fayetteville 47.0 1193
100 Greers Ferry Lake Dam 53.4 1356
106 Harrison 47.5 1205
110 Mountain Home 50.9 1292
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Arkansas Precipitation
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