Natural Steps, AR climate
Natural Steps 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 Natural Steps feels like
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Natural Steps 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 | 51° | 31° | 3.6" | 0.4" | 9 | 0 | 36° – 48° |
| February | 56° | 34° | 4.1" | 0.5" | 9 | 1 | 37° – 53° |
| March | 65° | 42° | 5.1" | 0.2" | 10 | 0 | 47° – 63° |
| April | 74° | 50° | 5.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 56° – 67° |
| May | 81° | 59° | 5.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 67° – 76° |
| June | 89° | 68° | 3.7" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74° – 83° |
| July | 93° | 71° | 3.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 76° – 87° |
| August | 92° | 70° | 3.8" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75° – 86° |
| September | 86° | 62° | 3.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| October | 75° | 50° | 4.4" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57° – 68° |
| November | 63° | 40° | 4.8" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 46° – 56° |
| December | 53° | 33° | 4.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32° – 51° |
| Year | 73° | 51° | 52.9" | 1.1" | 104 | 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 Natural Steps
Natural Steps gets 53 inches of rain and melted snow a year. April is the wettest month and September the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 104 days a year.
About 245 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 16 and the first one by November 16. That leaves about 245 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 89% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Natural Steps
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Natural Steps, 61% of that work is heating and 39% 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 Natural Steps compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Natural Steps averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.0°). The shift is smaller than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Natural Steps’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 32° to 51°. May is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Natural Steps’s climate
What is the coldest month in Natural Steps?
January, with a typical high of 51° and a low of 31°.
What is the hottest month in Natural Steps?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 71°. About 70 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Natural Steps get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Natural Steps?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 16, and the last spring frost by March 16.
What is the rainiest month in Natural Steps?
April, with 5.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 53 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Natural Steps itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Lake Maumelle, AR (2 mi, snow) and Little Rock, AR (14 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.