Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Billy Hathorn assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0Fouke’s winters are milder and less snowy than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Fouke at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Fouke’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Fouke’s place in Arkansas beside it.
What a year in Fouke feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 246 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 13 and the first by November 13. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Texarkana Webb Fld, AR, 15 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Fouke’s center in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 16°. 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 2 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Texarkana, TX, is heaviest from January through February, about 1 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 52 inches a year; December is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 110 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Fouke
53% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through February.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Texarkana Webb Fld, AR.
Living with Fouke’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
246 frost-free days in zone 8b. The last frost comes by Mar 13 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 13.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: March, April, May, October and November. 0.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Fouke from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (24%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 19%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Fouke and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Fouke yet.
Climates most like Fouke’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouke, AR | 35° | 93° | 52" | 2.1" |
| Lake City, SC | 35° | 92° | 48" | 1.6" |
| Montgomery, AL | 36° | 92° | 52" | 0.3" |
| Columbus, GA | 36° | 92° | 50" | 0.5" |
| Cleveland, MS | 35° | 91° | 56" | 1.9" |
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 Fouke averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.3°).
A smaller shift than in 95% 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 Fouke compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Fouke’s place among Arkansas’.
Fouke weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Fouke’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Texarkana, TX. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 35° | 4.0" | 1.0" | 11 | 1 | 41° – 52° |
| February | 59° | 38° | 4.6" | 1.0" | 11 | 0 | 41° – 57° |
| March | 68° | 45° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 51° – 65° |
| April | 75° | 52° | 4.7" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 58° – 69° |
| May | 82° | 61° | 5.0" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| June | 89° | 69° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 76° – 84° |
| July | 93° | 72° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 78° – 88° |
| August | 93° | 71° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 77° – 89° |
| September | 87° | 65° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 72° – 83° |
| October | 77° | 53° | 4.6" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 60° – 70° |
| November | 65° | 44° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 49° – 59° |
| December | 57° | 37° | 5.0" | 0.1" | 11 | 0 | 37° – 53° |
| Year | 75° | 53° | 51.7" | 2.1" | 110 | 1 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 37° to 53°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Fouke’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 Fouke’s center.
- Snow: Texarkana, TX.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Texarkana Webb Fld, AR, 15 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 Fouke’s climate
What is the weather like in Fouke?
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 80% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 91% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Fouke in winter?
January nights average 35°. About 37 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 41°.
How much snow does Fouke get?
About 2.1 inches in a normal winter at Texarkana, TX, heaviest from January through February, about 1 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 1 days a year.
How hot does it get in Fouke?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 72°. About 83 days a year reach 90° and 10 reach 100° (Texarkana Webb Fld, AR).
When is the first and last frost in Fouke?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 13 and the first fall frost by November 13, about 246 frost-free days, at Texarkana Webb Fld, AR.
What growing zone is Fouke in?
Zone 8b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 16°.
What is the best time of year to visit Fouke?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), March, April, May, October and November. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Fouke getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.6° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 95% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Fouke.
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.