William Dillard Homestead · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0More precipitation falls on Guion than on 82% of U.S. towns: 49 inches a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 27°. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 63° apart. Its July heat outdoes that of 79% of U.S. towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 50°.
A year in Guion at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Guion’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Guion’s place in Arkansas beside it.
What a year in Guion feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 201 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 8 and the first by October 26. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Batesville Lvstk, AR, 11 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Guion’s center in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 6°. 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 Melbourne 5w, AR, is heaviest from January through February, about 2 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 49 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 87 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Guion
75% 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 Batesville Lvstk, AR.
Living with Guion’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
201 frost-free days in zone 7b. 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 Oct 26.
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 Guion from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (52%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 28%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Guion and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Guion yet.
Climates most like Guion’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guion, AR | 27° | 90° | 49" | 6.6" |
| Forest City, NC | 29° | 90° | 49" | 4.5" |
| Bowling Green, KY | 28° | 89° | 51" | 8.5" |
| Metropolis, IL | 27° | 89° | 50" | 8.9" |
| Franklin, VA | 29° | 90° | 49" | 4.1" |
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 Guion averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.8°).
A smaller shift than in 86% 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 Guion compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Guion’s place among Arkansas’.
Guion weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Guion’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Melbourne 5w, AR. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 27° | 3.3" | 1.9" | 7 | 2 | 32° – 45° |
| February | 53° | 31° | 3.5" | 1.8" | 6 | 1 | 33° – 50° |
| March | 62° | 38° | 4.7" | 1.7" | 9 | 1 | 44° – 61° |
| April | 71° | 47° | 5.3" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| May | 78° | 56° | 5.4" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 64° – 73° |
| June | 87° | 65° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| July | 90° | 68° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 74° – 85° |
| August | 90° | 66° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 72° – 83° |
| September | 83° | 59° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 67° – 77° |
| October | 73° | 47° | 3.8" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 55° – 65° |
| November | 60° | 38° | 4.7" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 42° – 55° |
| December | 50° | 30° | 4.2" | 1.0" | 7 | 1 | 28° – 48° |
| Year | 70° | 48° | 49.3" | 6.6" | 87 | 5 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 28° to 48°. May is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Guion’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 Guion’s center.
- Snow: Melbourne 5w, AR.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Batesville Lvstk, AR, 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 Guion’s climate
What is the weather like in Guion?
A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 68% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 79% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Guion in winter?
January nights average 27°. About 77 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 32°.
How much snow does Guion get?
About 6.6 inches in a normal winter at Melbourne 5w, AR, heaviest from January through February, about 2 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 5 days a year.
How hot does it get in Guion?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 68°. About 56 days a year reach 90° and 6 reach 100° (Batesville Lvstk, AR).
When is the first and last frost in Guion?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 8 and the first fall frost by October 26, about 201 frost-free days, at Batesville Lvstk, AR.
What growing zone is Guion in?
Zone 7b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 6°.
What is the best time of year to visit Guion?
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 Guion getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.9° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 86% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Guion.
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.