Paragould climate — normals and trends
Paragould (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 1,136 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Paragould averages 58 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Paragould has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 65 to 51 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 3 August 2011) and the coldest -29.4 °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
ParagouldArkansas
- coords
- 36.06°, -90.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,136mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
41.9 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
2 February 1951
Wettest day
100 mm
5 April 2025
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
14 September 2008
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
14 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
13 July 1980
Coldest feels-like
-35.3 °C
2 February 1951
Snowiest day
20.4 cm
25 February 1979
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 98 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 159 mm | +62 mm |
| Mar | 20.1 °C | +4.7 °C | 66 mm | -59 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 271 mm | +144 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 212 mm | +96 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 142 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 65 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 12 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 107 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 116 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 66 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 21 mm | -79 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paragould?
Paragould has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 1,136 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paragould?
The hottest day measured in Paragould between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paragould?
The coldest day measured in Paragould between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1951, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Paragould?
Yes. Paragould gets on average 16.9 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Paragould warmed?
Yes: Paragould warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paragould?
The wettest day measured in Paragould between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2025, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paragould?
The windiest day measured in Paragould between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paragould?
The warmest month in Paragould is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Paragould?
Paragould receives on average 1,136 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paragould?
Paragould gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Paragould?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Paragould between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1979, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Paragould?
Yes: Paragould has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paragould?
In Paragould, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 13 July 1980, and the lowest was -35.3 °C on 2 February 1951.
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