Melbourne weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Melbourne, Arkansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Evening Shade 1 Nne, 24 km from Melbourne; records cover 1923–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.5 in1307 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in17 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 18
- Heating degree days
- 4,262
- Cooling degree days
- 1,360
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Melbourne in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 24°−4°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1987)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 939
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Melbourne in February
Highs average 51°10° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1986)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 733
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Melbourne in March
Highs average 60°15° and lows 36°2°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1967)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 540
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Melbourne in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 5.5 in141 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1987)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 256
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Melbourne in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 54°12°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1926)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 83
- Cooling degree days
- 100
Melbourne in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 276
Melbourne in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1966)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 400
Melbourne in August
Highs average 89°31° and lows 65°18°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2007)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 364
Melbourne in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 57°14°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2000)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 164
Melbourne in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 44°7°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2006)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 252
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Melbourne in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 34°1°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1989)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 561
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Melbourne in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1970)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 854
- Cooling degree days
- 0