Jones Mills, AR climate
Jones Mills has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Jones Mills feels like
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Jones Mills weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 31° | 3.8" | 0.6" | 10 | 0 | 37° – 48° |
| February | 57° | 34° | 4.3" | 0.4" | 10 | 0 | 38° – 53° |
| March | 65° | 41° | 5.1" | 0.1" | 11 | 0 | 48° – 63° |
| April | 74° | 50° | 5.7" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 57° – 67° |
| May | 81° | 59° | 5.7" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67° – 75° |
| June | 88° | 67° | 4.1" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74° – 83° |
| July | 93° | 70° | 4.2" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 76° – 85° |
| August | 92° | 70° | 3.6" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75° – 85° |
| September | 86° | 62° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 70° – 81° |
| October | 75° | 50° | 4.7" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57° – 68° |
| November | 63° | 40° | 4.8" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 46° – 56° |
| December | 54° | 33° | 5.1" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33° – 51° |
| Year | 73° | 51° | 54.8" | 1.1" | 110 | 1 |
“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 and snow in Jones Mills
Jones Mills gets 55 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 110 days a year.
About 239 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 19 and the first one by November 13. That leaves about 239 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 88% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Jones Mills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Jones Mills, 58% of that work is heating and 42% is cooling.
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.
How Jones Mills compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
About as warm as it used to be
The last 30 years in Jones Mills averaged 0.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+0.7°). The shift is smaller than in 99% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Jones Mills’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 33° to 51°. May is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Jones Mills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Jones Mills?
January, with a typical high of 52° and a low of 31°.
What is the hottest month in Jones Mills?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 70°. About 77 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Jones Mills get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Jones Mills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 13, and the last spring frost by March 19.
What is the rainiest month in Jones Mills?
May, with 5.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 55 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Jones Mills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Hot Springs 1 Nne, AR (10 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.