Climate averages 1991–2020
Springdale weather
in January.
A cold, moderately wet month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a cold month in Springdale: daytime highs average 7.3°C and nights cool to about -1.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 65 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 00 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fayetteville, United States (14 km away). In January its highs average 7.2°C, about as warm as Springdale, with 68 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Springdale ranks joint 289th of 498 for the warmest January highs and joint 194th of 498 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 498 cities is 9.5°C; Springdale is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 9.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 65 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Springdale climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 7.3°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 65 | 7.2 | 10.010 h |
| February | 9.9°C0.4°C | 0.4°C | 65 | 7.4 | 10.811 h |
| March | 14.7°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 106 | 10.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.5°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 131 | 10.9 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.9°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 133 | 12.8 | 14.114 h |
| June | 28.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 103 | 10.8 | 14.615 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 80 | 9.7 | 14.414 h |
| August | 30.8°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 75 | 9.1 | 13.514 h |
| September | 26.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 97 | 7.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 20.6°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 97 | 8.5 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.7°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 85 | 8.0 | 10.310 h |
| December | 8.5°C0.4°C | 0.4°C | 70 | 7.5 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Fayetteville, United States in JanuaryUnited States · 14 kmHigh 7.2°C · Low -1.5°C · 68 mm rain
- Fort Smith in JanuaryUnited States · 92 kmHigh 9.5°C · Low -0.1°C · 84 mm rain
- Springfield (Missouri), United States in JanuaryUnited States · 136 kmHigh 5.9°C · Low -3.1°C · 65 mm rain
- Broken Arrow in JanuaryUnited States · 150 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low -0.7°C · 53 mm rain
- Tulsa in JanuaryUnited States · 167 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low -0.8°C · 47 mm rain
- Little Rock in JanuaryUnited States · 231 kmHigh 10.1°C · Low 1.3°C · 89 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in JanuaryUnited States · 304 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.3°C · 37 mm rain
- Olathe in JanuaryUnited States · 306 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -5.3°C · 35 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Springdale) is explained once on the Springdale year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.