Fort Smith weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Fort Smith is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with June and October close behind. Fort Smith averages about 2,470 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 100 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,470
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,220 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈37 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 88k
- Elevation
- 135 m
When is the best time to visit Fort Smith?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fort Smith is September, then June and October. The dullest month is January (7/100, 68 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Fort Smith?
Fort Smith gets a moderate 2,470 hours of sunshine a year. 68 Sunshine Score points separate September (75) from January (7), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #217 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,220 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -2° / 28°F | 68 mm | 2 |
| February | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 0° / 32°F | 75 mm | 3 |
| March | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 108 mm | 5 |
| April | 70 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 125 mm | 6 |
| May | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 154 mm | 7 |
| June | 74 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 105 mm | 9 |
| July | 53 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 96 mm | 9 |
| August | 58 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 112 mm | 8 |
| September | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 100 mm | 7 |
| October | 73 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 111 mm | 5 |
| November | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 83 mm | 3 |
| December | 13 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 83 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers United States · 105 km · best in Sep · 2,506 h sun/yr
- Tulsa United States · 167 km · best in Sep · 2,549 h sun/yr
- Little Rock United States · 207 km · best in Sep · 2,405 h sun/yr
- Springfield United States · 230 km · best in Sep · 2,465 h sun/yr
- Oklahoma City United States · 293 km · best in Sep · 2,776 h sun/yr
- Shreveport United States · 325 km · best in Sep · 2,443 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hot Springs United States · 150 km · 2,390 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Harrison United States · 150 km · 2,469 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Branson United States · 169 km · 2,469 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Joplin United States · 202 km · 2,507 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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