Conway climate — normals and trends
Conway (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,144 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Conway averages 46 frost days, 92 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Conway has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 52 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 3 August 2011) and the coldest -24.8 °C (on 2 February 1951).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ConwayArkansas
- coords
- 35.09°, -92.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,144mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
92 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
91 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.8 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
2 February 1951
Wettest day
169 mm
3 September 2008
Windiest day
39.4 km/h
2 April 1983
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
14 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
2 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-30.1 °C
2 February 1951
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
8 February 2010
Sunniest day
14.0 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 88 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 12.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 146 mm | +54 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 58 mm | -66 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 311 mm | +180 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 186 mm | +54 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 147 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 75 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 79 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 76 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 19.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 62 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -76 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Conway?
Conway has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,144 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Conway?
The hottest day measured in Conway between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Conway?
The coldest day measured in Conway between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1951, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Conway?
Yes. Conway gets on average 12.2 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Conway warmed?
Yes: Conway warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Conway?
The wettest day measured in Conway between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2008, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Conway?
The windiest day measured in Conway between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1983, with winds reaching 39.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Conway?
The warmest month in Conway is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Conway?
Conway receives on average 1,144 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Conway?
Conway gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Conway?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Conway between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2010, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Conway?
Yes: Conway has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Conway?
In Conway, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 2 August 2011, and the lowest was -30.1 °C on 2 February 1951.
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