Fort Smith (AR) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Fort Smith

Fort Smith average temperature chart (Celsius) Fort Smith average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Fort Smith (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.8 11.5 17.2 22.8 26.4 30.7 33.5 33.1 29.1 23.7 16.6 10.4
°F 47.8 52.8 62.9 73.1 79.5 87.2 92.4 91.6 84.4 74.7 61.9 50.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Fort Smith monthly rainfall chart (mm) Fort Smith monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Fort Smith (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 57 71 106 111 147 98 88 80 107 93 100 82
inches 2.2 2.8 4.2 4.4 5.8 3.9 3.5 3.1 4.2 3.7 3.9 3.2
Rainy days 7 8 10 10 11 8 7 7 8 7 7 8

Average annual rainfall in Fort Smith: 1080.5mm (425.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Fort Smith

Fort Smith average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Fort Smith
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.1 6.6 7.4 8.4 9.4 10.8 11.3 10.2 8.4 7.7 5.9 5.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Fort Smith average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Fort Smith average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Fort Smith (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -3.9 -1.3 3.7 9.1 13.9 18.5 20.8 20 16.2 9.1 3.5 -1.7
Max °C 9.1 11.9 17.5 23.2 26.7 31 33.9 33.5 29.4 24.1 17 10.7
Min °F 25 29.8 38.7 48.3 57 65.2 69.4 67.9 61.2 48.4 38.2 28.9
Max °F 36.7 41.5 51.1 61 68.5 76.5 81.1 80.1 73 61.9 50.4 40.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Fort Smith average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Fort Smith average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Fort Smith in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13 12.7 13.4 14.9 17.2 19.8 22.2 24.1 22.9 19.5 16.6 14.4
°F 55.4 54.8 56 58.8 63 67.6 71.9 75.3 73.1 67.2 61.9 58

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Fort Smith average winspeed by month (km/h) Fort Smith average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Fort Smith (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 16 17 16 14 12 11 12 12 13 14 15
mph 9 10 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Fort Smith relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Fort Smith
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 68% 64% 64% 71% 71% 69% 69% 72% 69% 70% 71%

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Fort Smith weather stats

Fort Smith weather statistics
Hottest month: July 33.5°C 92.3°F
Driest month: January 57mm 2.2ins
Sunniest month: July 11.3hrs
Coldest month: January 8.8°C 47.8°F
Wettest month: May 147mm 5.8ins
Warmest sea: August 24.1°C 75.4°F
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