Average annual temperature in Arkansas

Average annual temperature in Arkansas was 62.6 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 50 states in 2025.

2025, °F62.6

Change on 2024-1.1%

Rank10th of 50US states ranked

Series high63.62012

Series low581979

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Average annual temperature in Arkansas, 1895 to 2025

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.

All 131 values

Period	°F
2025	62.6
2024	63.3
2023	62.9
2022	61.2
2021	61.4
2020	61.2
2019	61.2
2018	61.2
2017	62.5
2016	62.8
2015	61.4
2014	58.7
2013	59.6
2012	63.6
2011	61.8
2010	61.2
2009	59.9
2008	59.9
2007	61.8
2006	62
2005	62
2004	61
2003	60.3
2002	60.6
2001	61.2
2000	60.9
1999	62.2
1998	63.1
1997	59.7
1996	59.6
1995	60.5
1994	60.4
1993	59.3
1992	59.9
1991	61.3
1990	61.8
1989	59
1988	59.8
1987	61
1986	61.5
1985	59.8
1984	60.1
1983	58.9
1982	60
1981	60.2
1980	60.5
1979	58
1978	58.9
1977	60.8
1976	58.8
1975	59.9
1974	60.3
1973	60.6
1972	60
1971	60.5
1970	59.7
1969	59.5
1968	58.7
1967	59.9
1966	59.2
1965	61
1964	60.7
1963	60.3
1962	60.3
1961	59.1
1960	58.9
1959	60
1958	58.8
1957	60.6
1956	61.4
1955	60.8
1954	62.8
1953	61.8
1952	61
1951	60.1
1950	59.8
1949	60.9
1948	59.9
1947	60.2
1946	62
1945	60.3
1944	61.1
1943	61.1
1942	60.4
1941	61.2
1940	58.6
1939	62
1938	62.6
1937	60
1936	61
1935	60.8
1934	62
1933	62.3
1932	61.2
1931	61.7
1930	60.8
1929	59.7
1928	60.1
1927	62
1926	60.3
1925	61.8
1924	59.1
1923	60.7
1922	61.7
1921	63.3
1920	59.7
1919	60.7
1918	60.5
1917	58.3
1916	60.8
1915	59.8
1914	60.3
1913	60.6
1912	58.5
1911	62.1
1910	60.1
1909	61.3
1908	61.4
1907	61.1
1906	59.5
1905	58.8
1904	59.5
1903	58.5
1902	59.7
1901	60.2
1900	61.2
1899	60
1898	60.4
1897	61.3
1896	62.1
1895	58.9

Compared with United States

Place	2025
Arkansas	62.6
United States	54.6

Rankings

US states by average annual temperature 50 places

Definition

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

How to cite

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/3/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide (Average annual temperature, Arkansas, 1895 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/3/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json

MLA 9

NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide, Average annual temperature, Arkansas, 1895 to 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/3/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Average annual temperature, Arkansas, 1895 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/3/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/arkansas.

Harvard

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide, Average annual temperature, Arkansas, 1895 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/3/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{noaa_average_annual_temperature_arkansas_2025,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide: Average annual temperature, Arkansas, 1895 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/3/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/arkansas. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/3/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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63.6 °F in 2012, the highest value since 1895 in this series.

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