Photo: Clinton Steeds from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0Summer arrives in force in Berryville, hotter than in 72% of U.S. towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 26°. May is the wettest month, February the driest. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 66% of U.S. towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 69–81°, runs through April, May, September and October.
A year in Berryville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Berryville’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Berryville’s place in Arkansas beside it.
What a year in Berryville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 210 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 3 and the first by October 30. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Harrison Boone Co Airport, 24 miles from the town’s center, 140 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Berryville’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 3°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 46 inches of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Berryville
72% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Harrison Boone Co Airport.
Living with Berryville’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
210 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 3 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 30.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, September and October. 1.9 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Berryville from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (32%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 31%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Berryville and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Berryville yet.
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Berryville averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.3°).
A smaller shift than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Berryville compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Berryville’s place among Arkansas’.
Berryville weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Berryville’s center. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 26° | 2.8" | 32° – 46° |
| February | 51° | 29° | 2.6" | 32° – 49° |
| March | 60° | 37° | 4.0" | 41° – 59° |
| April | 69° | 46° | 4.8" | 51° – 64° |
| May | 77° | 55° | 5.6" | 63° – 73° |
| June | 84° | 63° | 4.0" | 69° – 78° |
| July | 89° | 67° | 3.8" | 73° – 84° |
| August | 88° | 66° | 3.4" | 70° – 82° |
| September | 81° | 58° | 4.2" | 66° – 77° |
| October | 71° | 47° | 3.8" | 54° – 64° |
| November | 59° | 37° | 4.1" | 41° – 55° |
| December | 49° | 29° | 3.0" | 26° – 45° |
| Year | 69° | 47° | 46.2" |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 26° to 45°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Berryville’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Berryville’s center.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Harrison Boone Co Airport, 24 miles from the town’s center, 140 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Berryville’s climate
What is the weather like in Berryville?
A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 26°. Milder January nights than 66% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 72% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Berryville in winter?
January nights average 26°. About 76 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 32°.
How hot does it get in Berryville?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 67°. About 41 days a year reach 90° and 3 reach 100° (Harrison Boone Co Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Berryville?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 3 and the first fall frost by October 30, about 210 frost-free days, at Harrison Boone Co Airport.
What growing zone is Berryville in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 3°.
What is the best time of year to visit Berryville?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Berryville getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 98% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Berryville.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.