Van Buren climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Van Buren?

Van Buren has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,184 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Van Buren?

The hottest day measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 44.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Van Buren?

The coldest day measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -21.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Van Buren?

Yes. Van Buren gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Van Buren warmed?

Yes: Van Buren warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Van Buren?

The wettest day measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1973, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Van Buren?

The windiest day measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1983, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Van Buren?

The warmest month in Van Buren is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Van Buren?

Van Buren receives on average 1,184 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Van Buren?

Van Buren gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Van Buren (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,184 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Van Buren averages 55 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.

Van Buren has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 49 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 3 August 2011) and the coldest -21.6 °C (on 16 February 2021).

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

Van BurenArkansas

coords: 35.44°, -94.35°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

15.6°C

Average daily high

21.2°C

Average daily low

10.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,184mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

23.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

55 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

83 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

113 d/yr

Annual snowfall

13.4 cm

Average feels-like high

21.1 °C

Average feels-like low

9.5 °C

Average peak gust

33.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

79 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.4 °C

3 August 2011

Coldest day

-21.6 °C

16 February 2021

Wettest day

125 mm

24 November 1973

Windiest day

37.7 km/h

2 April 1983

Strongest gust

124.2 km/h

13 October 2014

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

20 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-26.6 °C

16 February 2021

Snowiest day

15.8 cm

6 January 1988

Sunniest day

14.1 h

22 June 2021

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.0 °C19 August 2025	-14.3 °C20 February 2025	16.9 °C	1,286 mm	83	49
2024	37.7 °C18 August 2024	-17.0 °C16 January 2024	17.3 °C	1,376 mm	107	40
2023	40.0 °C20 August 2023	-5.1 °C1 February 2023	17.2 °C	1,336 mm	103	37
2022	40.5 °C8 July 2022	-17.5 °C22 December 2022	16.6 °C	1,206 mm	111	73
2021	36.8 °C1 September 2021	-21.6 °C16 February 2021	16.6 °C	1,303 mm	95	45
2020	35.0 °C28 August 2020	-6.4 °C21 February 2020	16.2 °C	1,661 mm	82	33
2019	36.9 °C20 August 2019	-9.4 °C5 March 2019	16.1 °C	1,622 mm	89	48
2018	39.7 °C20 July 2018	-15.9 °C17 January 2018	16.1 °C	1,431 mm	105	58
2017	36.5 °C22 July 2017	-13.8 °C7 January 2017	17.0 °C	1,265 mm	79	40
2016	36.3 °C23 July 2016	-11.8 °C18 December 2016	17.3 °C	1,039 mm	101	41
2015	37.9 °C9 August 2015	-13.6 °C8 January 2015	16.5 °C	1,540 mm	94	53
2014	36.0 °C25 August 2014	-14.7 °C7 January 2014	14.6 °C	1,067 mm	60	72
2013	37.2 °C10 July 2013	-11.3 °C10 December 2013	15.3 °C	1,210 mm	90	65
2012	41.1 °C20 July 2012	-7.0 °C12 February 2012	18.0 °C	867 mm	115	34
2011	44.4 °C3 August 2011	-15.7 °C10 February 2011	16.8 °C	946 mm	106	51
2010	39.4 °C2 August 2010	-14.1 °C8 January 2010	16.3 °C	937 mm	109	56
2009	37.4 °C13 July 2009	-9.8 °C10 December 2009	15.4 °C	1,339 mm	66	59
2008	39.9 °C3 August 2008	-11.3 °C22 December 2008	15.6 °C	1,538 mm	72	62
2007	40.0 °C13 August 2007	-11.1 °C16 February 2007	16.6 °C	1,041 mm	77	50
2006	39.6 °C19 July 2006	-7.2 °C8 December 2006	17.0 °C	1,097 mm	100	41
2005	38.1 °C23 July 2005	-13.3 °C9 December 2005	16.7 °C	760 mm	112	39
2004	34.9 °C15 July 2004	-9.9 °C23 December 2004	16.0 °C	1,101 mm	58	50
2003	37.4 °C22 August 2003	-10.8 °C23 January 2003	15.6 °C	1,139 mm	65	59
2002	35.7 °C3 August 2002	-13.3 °C3 March 2002	15.6 °C	1,210 mm	82	54
2001	37.1 °C22 July 2001	-15.5 °C2 January 2001	16.1 °C	1,240 mm	82	44
2000	40.5 °C2 September 2000	-17.6 °C22 December 2000	15.9 °C	1,020 mm	90	59
1999	39.0 °C11 August 1999	-11.4 °C4 January 1999	16.6 °C	1,234 mm	75	30
1998	39.5 °C4 September 1998	-9.0 °C22 December 1998	17.1 °C	1,251 mm	116	33
1997	37.0 °C25 July 1997	-20.2 °C17 January 1997	15.0 °C	1,276 mm	74	45
1996	36.2 °C7 July 1996	-16.3 °C8 January 1996	14.7 °C	1,554 mm	60	65
1995	38.3 °C20 August 1995	-11.6 °C10 December 1995	15.6 °C	1,209 mm	79	56
1994	36.2 °C29 June 1994	-10.9 °C18 January 1994	15.7 °C	1,453 mm	66	46
1993	39.5 °C20 August 1993	-11.4 °C18 February 1993	15.1 °C	1,321 mm	77	57
1992	34.2 °C26 July 1992	-11.2 °C16 January 1992	15.3 °C	1,489 mm	55	37
1991	37.1 °C22 July 1991	-9.7 °C1 January 1991	16.2 °C	1,384 mm	92	53
1990	38.5 °C30 August 1990	-14.1 °C30 December 1990	16.5 °C	1,588 mm	88	37
1989	36.9 °C27 August 1989	-19.7 °C23 December 1989	14.9 °C	1,152 mm	69	66
1988	37.5 °C8 August 1988	-16.8 °C8 January 1988	15.5 °C	1,192 mm	95	61
1987	37.9 °C3 August 1987	-5.4 °C21 January 1987	16.0 °C	1,305 mm	90	49
1986	42.4 °C30 July 1986	-15.0 °C11 February 1986	16.0 °C	1,125 mm	78	49
1985	38.7 °C1 September 1985	-18.9 °C20 January 1985	15.2 °C	1,551 mm	88	71
1984	38.2 °C29 August 1984	-14.2 °C19 January 1984	15.4 °C	1,572 mm	87	55
1983	38.2 °C22 August 1983	-19.7 °C25 December 1983	14.9 °C	1,135 mm	84	58
1982	36.5 °C26 August 1982	-18.3 °C11 January 1982	15.3 °C	1,483 mm	77	55
1981	37.4 °C24 July 1981	-17.1 °C11 February 1981	15.4 °C	1,311 mm	72	58
1980	40.5 °C18 July 1980	-13.0 °C1 February 1980	15.7 °C	1,041 mm	106	68
1979	35.3 °C1 July 1979	-18.6 °C1 February 1979	14.3 °C	1,339 mm	69	75
1978	38.0 °C9 July 1978	-16.1 °C19 February 1978	14.8 °C	936 mm	94	80
1977	37.9 °C25 July 1977	-20.8 °C10 January 1977	15.6 °C	1,144 mm	90	64
1976	36.0 °C14 August 1976	-14.8 °C8 January 1976	14.5 °C	880 mm	57	65
1975	36.1 °C3 September 1975	-13.3 °C27 November 1975	14.8 °C	1,057 mm	64	61
1974	40.6 °C22 July 1974	-11.8 °C1 January 1974	15.3 °C	1,177 mm	67	54
1973	35.0 °C24 August 1973	-16.4 °C12 January 1973	15.2 °C	1,928 mm	60	48
1972	37.2 °C20 August 1972	-13.5 °C5 January 1972	15.1 °C	932 mm	95	63
1971	37.1 °C14 July 1971	-14.0 °C8 February 1971	15.4 °C	893 mm	80	47
1970	39.0 °C8 August 1970	-18.2 °C9 January 1970	15.1 °C	968 mm	87	67
1969	38.4 °C14 July 1969	-10.5 °C1 January 1969	15.1 °C	905 mm	84	62
1968	35.8 °C9 August 1968	-15.2 °C7 January 1968	14.6 °C	1,164 mm	66	73
1967	35.0 °C7 August 1967	-10.3 °C18 January 1967	15.0 °C	1,080 mm	54	66
1966	38.2 °C15 July 1966	-14.8 °C24 December 1966	14.9 °C	913 mm	69	66
1965	36.5 °C24 July 1965	-12.1 °C25 February 1965	15.7 °C	926 mm	82	59
1964	39.8 °C4 August 1964	-15.2 °C14 January 1964	15.5 °C	1,025 mm	85	71
1963	38.4 °C28 August 1963	-16.3 °C24 January 1963	15.9 °C	619 mm	108	74
1962	38.7 °C19 August 1962	-17.1 °C10 January 1962	15.3 °C	954 mm	89	59
1961	34.7 °C5 August 1961	-12.1 °C21 January 1961	14.7 °C	1,207 mm	65	55
1960	36.0 °C12 July 1960	-11.5 °C5 March 1960	14.5 °C	1,066 mm	82	82
1959	34.4 °C4 August 1959	-15.1 °C4 January 1959	15.1 °C	1,141 mm	65	60
1958	35.9 °C14 June 1958	-14.9 °C14 December 1958	14.8 °C	1,118 mm	81	61
1957	37.8 °C29 July 1957	-10.4 °C17 January 1957	15.5 °C	1,582 mm	69	46
1956	40.2 °C16 August 1956	-8.2 °C20 January 1956	16.2 °C	820 mm	112	51
1955	36.8 °C30 July 1955	-12.4 °C11 February 1955	15.5 °C	919 mm	78	72
1954	42.5 °C13 July 1954	-15.2 °C11 January 1954	16.8 °C	796 mm	111	48
1953	38.5 °C14 June 1953	-11.2 °C23 December 1953	16.3 °C	946 mm	118	46
1952	37.9 °C17 August 1952	-6.6 °C28 November 1952	15.8 °C	948 mm	110	52
1951	38.9 °C7 August 1951	-17.8 °C1 February 1951	15.1 °C	1,176 mm	82	64
1950	35.3 °C26 June 1950	-13.9 °C7 December 1950	14.9 °C	1,413 mm	36	66
1949	36.0 °C12 August 1949	-12.3 °C30 January 1949	15.6 °C	1,331 mm	76	46
1948	35.8 °C14 June 1948	-15.9 °C12 March 1948	15.0 °C	1,239 mm	70	65
1947	40.5 °C31 July 1947	-14.2 °C4 January 1947	15.5 °C	881 mm	89	57
1946	37.9 °C17 August 1946	-6.8 °C30 December 1946	16.4 °C	1,439 mm	75	32
1945	37.9 °C23 July 1945	-10.9 °C19 December 1945	15.1 °C	1,494 mm	61	54
1944	38.4 °C27 July 1944	-17.0 °C9 January 1944	15.9 °C	1,155 mm	86	45
1943	40.3 °C3 August 1943	-9.4 °C19 January 1943	15.9 °C	719 mm	90	53
1942	36.3 °C2 August 1942	-12.7 °C8 January 1942	14.8 °C	1,305 mm	72	55
1941	36.5 °C30 July 1941	-6.8 °C18 January 1941	15.1 °C	1,084 mm	81	62
1940	34.1 °C1 August 1940	-18.8 °C19 January 1940	13.9 °C	1,009 mm	50	66

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.6 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

83 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

49 d/yr

-6

Annual rainfall

1286 mm

+102 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.2 °C	-1.4 °C	104 mm	+26 mm
Feb	11.3 °C	0.0 °C	82 mm	-7 mm
Mar	21.1 °C	+5.0 °C	89 mm	-38 mm
Apr	23.0 °C	+1.8 °C	245 mm	+101 mm
May	25.4 °C	0.0 °C	132 mm	-12 mm
Jun	30.5 °C	+0.5 °C	160 mm	+70 mm
Jul	33.7 °C	+1.1 °C	48 mm	-24 mm
Aug	32.2 °C	-0.1 °C	94 mm	+33 mm
Sep	29.4 °C	+0.9 °C	103 mm	+24 mm
Oct	24.5 °C	+1.8 °C	93 mm	-6 mm
Nov	18.9 °C	+3.4 °C	114 mm	+5 mm
Dec	13.4 °C	+3.1 °C	22 mm	-69 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.0 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-14.3 °C

20 Feb 2025

Wettest day

54.9 mm

30 Apr 2025

Windiest day

34.8 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

78.1 km/h

19 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-19.5 °C

20 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

9.0 cm

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

23 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Van Buren?

Van Buren has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,184 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Van Buren?

The hottest day measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 44.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Van Buren?

The coldest day measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2021, at -21.6 °C.

Does it snow in Van Buren?

Yes. Van Buren gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.

Has the climate of Van Buren warmed?

Yes: Van Buren warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Van Buren?

The wettest day measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1973, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Van Buren?

The windiest day measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1983, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Van Buren?

The warmest month in Van Buren is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Van Buren?

Van Buren receives on average 1,184 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Van Buren?

Van Buren 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 Van Buren?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Van Buren between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1988, with 15.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Van Buren?

Yes: Van Buren has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Van Buren?

In Van Buren, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 20 August 2023, and the lowest was -26.6 °C on 16 February 2021.

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