Climate · Camden

Camden, AR climate

Camden has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
93°
60th hottest of 626 Arkansas towns
January low
33°
106th mildest of 626 Arkansas towns
Rain + melted snow
54 in
171st wettest of 626 Arkansas towns
Snow a winter
2 in
153rd least snowy of 621 Arkansas towns
A normal year

What a year in Camden feels like

Winter

56° / 34°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

75° / 51°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Mar 21

Summer

92° / 69°
Typical high / low · 82 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

76° / 52°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 6
Best months to be outsideMarAprMayOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Camden weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January54°33°4.5" 0.9"90 38° – 50°
February59°36°4.6" 0.3"90 38° – 55°
March67°43°5.3" 0.3"90 49° – 64°
April75°50°5.6" 080 57° – 68°
May82°59°4.8" 090 67° – 76°
June89°67°3.7" 070 76° – 83°
July93°71°4.0" 070 77° – 86°
August93°70°3.4" 060 76° – 86°
September87°63°3.5" 060 72° – 82°
October76°51°4.6" 070 60° – 69°
November65°41°4.2" 080 47° – 58°
December56°34°5.5" 090 35° – 52°
Year75°51°53.7"1.5"931

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Camden

Camden gets 54 inches of rain and melted snow a year. April is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 93 days a year.

54 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 93% of U.S. towns
2 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns
1 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 80% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.6"

Snowfall by month

About 1.5" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 230 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 21 and the first one by November 6. That leaves about 230 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 86% of U.S. towns.

63
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
82
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Camden

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Camden, 59% of that work is heating and 41% is cooling.

59%heating
2,950 heating degree daysLess heating than 86% of U.S. towns
2,036 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 89% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Camden compares

Summer heat93° July high
Hotter than 91% of U.S. towns60th hottest of 626 Arkansas towns
Winter cold33° January low
Milder than 85% of U.S. towns106th mildest of 626 Arkansas towns
Precipitation54" a year
Wetter than 93% of U.S. towns171st wettest of 626 Arkansas towns
Snow2" a winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns153rd least snowy of 621 Arkansas towns
Growing season230 frost-free days
Longer than 86% of U.S. towns199th longest of 626 Arkansas towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

About as warm as it used to be

−0.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Camden averaged 0.1° cooler than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+0.3°). The shift is smaller than in 100% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+0.2° now 45°, was 45°
🌷 Spring−0.1° now 63°, was 63°
☀️ Summer−0.2° now 80°, was 81°
🍂 Fall−0.3° now 64°, was 64°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Camden’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 35° to 52°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Camden’s climate

What is the coldest month in Camden?

January, with a typical high of 54° and a low of 33°.

What is the hottest month in Camden?

July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 71°. About 82 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Camden get?

About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Camden?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 6, and the last spring frost by March 21.

What is the rainiest month in Camden?

April, with 5.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 54 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Camden itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Camden 1, AR (2 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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