Fort Smith, AR Weather & Climate Normals
Fort Smith's real weather, in one number
Fort Smith, AR scores 45/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Fort Smith's hottest and coldest months
Fort Smith's hottest month is Jul, averaging 83°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 41°F, a 42.6°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Fort Smith's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 30°F | 2.91in | 1.4in |
| Feb | 57°F | 33°F | 2.69in | 0.6in |
| Mar | 66°F | 42°F | 3.9in | 0.3in |
| Apr | 75°F | 50°F | 4.87in | 0in |
| May | 81°F | 60°F | 5.63in | 0in |
| Jun | 89°F | 68°F | 4.56in | 0in |
| Jul | 94°F | 72°F | 3.39in | 0in |
| Aug | 94°F | 71°F | 3.6in | 0in |
| Sep | 87°F | 63°F | 4.04in | 0in |
| Oct | 76°F | 51°F | 4.42in | 0in |
| Nov | 63°F | 40°F | 3.85in | 0in |
| Dec | 53°F | 32°F | 3.48in | 0.6in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Fort Smith at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Fort Smith
Fort Smith averages 47.34in of precipitation a year across roughly 99 days with measurable rain or snow, and 2.9in of snow a year.
Where Fort Smith ranks
Fort Smith ranks 3223 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 35 of 68 within AR. About 90,507 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Ft Smith Rgnl Ap, AR US, 1.2 miles from Fort Smith, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure