Winter temperatures · Arkansas
How cold does Little Rock get in winter?
In a typical winter, December to February, Little Rock averages highs around 53°F and lows around 33°F.
About 3 days a year never get above freezing. A night at 10°F or colder comes along less than once a year. That makes it the 40th mildest winter of the 129 US cities we track.
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The coldest low in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 32°F.
Little Rock’s winter lows average about 33°F, which is cold enough to talk about and not quite cold enough to do anything about.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
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Winter at a glance
| Average winter high | 53°F |
|---|---|
| Average winter low | 33°F |
| Days a year that stay below freezing | 3 |
| Nights a year at 32°F or colder | 50 |
| Nights a year at 10°F or colder | fewer than one |
| Nights a year below zero | none |
| Average summer high, for comparison | 91°F |
Winter here is December to February. Counts are averages a year.
Cities with about the same winter
- Lubbock, Texas: highs around 57°F, lows around 29°F
- Seattle, Washington: highs around 48°F, lows around 38°F
- Portland, Oregon: highs around 49°F, lows around 36°F
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, station USW00013963.