Mo-Ark Baptist Academy · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Summer afternoons in Blue Eye are warmer than in 72% of U.S. towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 26°. Precipitation is plentiful here, more than falls on 66% of U.S. towns. February has warmed most since 1901–2000, part of a 0.6° rise. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 50°.
A year in Blue Eye at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Blue Eye’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Blue Eye’s place in Arkansas beside it.
What a year in Blue Eye feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 209 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 8 and the first by November 2. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Branson Airport, 11 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Blue Eye’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 4°. 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 7 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Omaha 2s., AR, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 46 inches a year; May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 68 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Blue Eye
74% 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 Branson Airport.
Living with Blue Eye’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
209 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 8 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 2.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Blue Eye from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (43%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 29%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Blue Eye and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Blue Eye yet.
Climates most like Blue Eye’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Eye, AR | 26° | 89° | 46" | 6.8" |
| Salisbury, MD | 27° | 89° | 46" | 8.0" |
| Washington, DC | 27° | 89° | 44" | 5.8" |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | 26° | 89° | 48" | 7.5" |
| Mount Vernon, IN | 25° | 88° | 47" | 8.4" |
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 Blue Eye averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.4°).
A smaller shift than in 97% 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 Blue Eye compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Blue Eye’s place among Arkansas’.
Blue Eye weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Blue Eye’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Omaha 2s., AR. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 26° | 2.8" | 2.5" | 4 | 1 | 31° – 45° |
| February | 51° | 29° | 2.5" | 1.5" | 4 | 1 | 31° – 48° |
| March | 60° | 37° | 4.1" | 1.7" | 6 | 1 | 41° – 59° |
| April | 69° | 46° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| May | 77° | 55° | 5.5" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| June | 84° | 63° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 69° – 78° |
| July | 89° | 67° | 3.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 73° – 84° |
| August | 88° | 66° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 70° – 82° |
| September | 81° | 58° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| October | 70° | 47° | 3.8" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 54° – 64° |
| November | 58° | 37° | 4.1" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 41° – 54° |
| December | 48° | 29° | 3.0" | 0.9" | 5 | 1 | 26° – 45° |
| Year | 68° | 46° | 46.1" | 6.8" | 68 | 3 |
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 Blue Eye’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 Blue Eye’s center.
- Snow: Omaha 2s., AR.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Branson Airport, 11 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; 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 Blue Eye’s climate
What is the weather like in Blue Eye?
A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 65% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 72% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Blue Eye in winter?
January nights average 26°. About 87 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 31°.
How much snow does Blue Eye get?
About 6.8 inches in a normal winter at Omaha 2s., AR, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 3 days a year.
How hot does it get in Blue Eye?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 67°. About 49 days a year reach 90° and 3 reach 100° (Branson Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Blue Eye?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 8 and the first fall frost by November 2, about 209 frost-free days, at Branson Airport.
What growing zone is Blue Eye in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 4°.
What is the best time of year to visit Blue Eye?
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 Blue Eye getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.6° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Blue Eye.
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.