Little Rock weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Little Rock, Arkansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Little Rock Airport Adams Field, 11 km from Little Rock; records cover 1879–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.4 in1281 mm
- Snow a year
- 4 in10 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 15
- First fall freeze
- Nov 14
- Heating degree days
- 3,163
- Cooling degree days
- 1,990
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Little Rock in January
Highs average 51°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1950)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 754
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Little Rock in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 34°1°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1918)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 569
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Little Rock in March
Highs average 64°18° and lows 42°5°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1974)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 391
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Little Rock in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 50°10°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1987)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1886)
- Heating degree days
- 154
- Cooling degree days
- 48
Little Rock in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1964)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 182
Little Rock in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Little Rock in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 71°22°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1986)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 510
Little Rock in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 70°21°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 114°46° (2011)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1891)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 490
Little Rock in September
Highs average 85°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1947)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 281
Little Rock in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°23° and lows 51°11°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2015)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 145
- Cooling degree days
- 69
Little Rock in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 40°5°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1955)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1880)
- Heating degree days
- 425
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Little Rock in December
Highs average 53°11° and lows 33°1°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2015)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 684
- Cooling degree days
- 1