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.

10-year temperature averages for Little Rock, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
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
30-year temperature averages for Little Rock, 1991 to 2020
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.

Number of days in Little Rock of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
  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.

Days per month on average in Little Rock when the minimum temperature drops to 32 or 20 °F or below
  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.

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