Bentonville climate
Bentonville has a useful shoulder season, with humid heat, freezing days, storms, and uncertain current air readings
The current climate ledger lists an average summer high near 88°F, about 37 days above 90°F, an average winter low near 27°F, and about 82 days below freezing. Humidity is about 76 percent, with five comfortable months. The best months are April, May, June, September, and October, while February, January, and December are the toughest. Cooling, heating, shade, allergies, surfaces, and storm preparation deserve a home level review.
The long term fine particle baseline is 6.1 micrograms per cubic meter for 2021 to 2025, and the air quality value is based on that modeled period. The current AQI and PM2.5 display is Checking and unavailable, so no current clean air promise should be made. NWS historical information uses 1981 to 2010 and lists 47.09 inches of precipitation, 9.2 inches of snow, 38.5 days above 90°F, and 99.6 days below freezing. Keep those periods separate from the current ledger.
Living through the seasons
The Bentonville seasonal ledger describes warm humid summers, a meaningful freezing season, five comfortable months, and a need to inspect the home as well as the calendar.
- Overall Comfort
- Moderate
2.5 / 5
- Average Summer High
- 88°F
- Days Above 90°F
- 37 days/year
- Summer Feel
- Very Good
Warm · 88°F
Good
3.4 / 5
- Average Winter Low
- 27°F / -3°C
- Days Below Freezing
- 82 days/year
- Winter Feel
- Moderate
Fair
Fair
1.9 / 5
The shape of the year
Summer highs, freezing days, humidity, solar exposure, and comfortable months describe planning conditions rather than a guarantee for any season.
- Humidity
- 76%
- Comfortable Months
- 5 months
- Solar Exposure
- 1620 peak sun hrs/yr
Good
Fair
Fair
Air, allergies, and weather
The long term modeled air baseline, unavailable current AQI field, NWS history, and county hazard rows answer different questions and should remain separate.
Air and allergies
- Air Quality
- Excellent
- Allergy Levels
- Poor
4.7 / 5
Current AQI
Checking…
Current PM2.5
Checking…
Timing and weather
- Long Term Fine Particle Pollution
- 6.1 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average
- Best Months
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- Toughest Months
- Feb, Jan, Dec
- Heat Risk
- Moderate
- Drought Risk
- Low
- Weather Volatility
- Moderate
Good · 6.1 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average
Good
3.4 / 5
Bentonville in everyday life
Could Bentonville work for you?
What may work well
- Five comfortable months and an April through October planning window can support a meaningful outdoor season.
- The city, NWS, air, community plan, and floodplain sources provide several ways to ask practical home questions.
- A home with reliable cooling, heating, shade, drainage, filtration, and indoor alternatives can reduce the seasonal burden.
What to think about
- Humid heat, about 37 days above 90°F, poor allergy levels, and unavailable current AQI readings can narrow outdoor plans.
- About 82 freezing days and High storm planning create maintenance, power, insurance, and route questions.
- Current modeled averages, NWS history, live air fields, and planning area hazards differ by period and geography.
Make the Bentonville home work through heat, freezing days, storms, and changing air
Visit in the heat path
Check cooling, shade, windows, insulation, utility responsibility, parking, bus stops, trail access, hydration, and indoor alternatives.
Review the cold and storm path
Ask about pipes, entrances, sidewalks, drainage, floodplain, insurance, roof, trees, power, road access, and care trips during storms or freezing days.
Date the air information
Keep the 2021 to 2025 modeled baseline separate from the Checking current AQI field and the 1981 to 2010 NWS historical record.
Use the decision actions
Save the seasonal home checklist, Compare another property, and choose Find my fit after heat, humidity, air, freezing days, storm, flood, and power questions are clear.
Questions retirees ask
What are Bentonville summers like?
The current climate ledger lists an average summer high near 88°F, about 37 days above 90°F, and humidity near 76 percent. Cooling, shade, hydration, indoor options, and the route home matter.
Does Bentonville have a hard winter?
The current ledger lists an average winter low near 27°F and about 82 days below freezing. Check heating, pipes, entrances, parking, surfaces, footwear, power, and care routes.
Is Bentonville air quality always excellent?
No. The 6.1 microgram value is a modeled 2021 to 2025 baseline, and the current AQI and PM2.5 display is Checking. Use current information when available and plan filtration and indoor options.
Why do NWS and product climate values differ?
The NWS historical record uses 1981 to 2010, while the current product release uses different daily definitions and periods. Keep the dates and definitions separate instead of blending the values.
Which months may be easier outdoors?
The current information lists April, May, June, September, and October as best months, with January, February, and December as toughest. Heat, allergies, rain, surfaces, and personal tolerance still matter.
Bentonville can offer a useful outdoor season when the home handles humid heat, freezing days, storms, allergies, changing air, drainage, and power questions. Save the seasonal checklist, Compare another property, and choose Find my fit after the pleasant and difficult periods are both clear.
Sources
Climate comfort helps estimate how practical daily life may feel across the year, especially for heat, humidity, cold, and seasonal constraints.
Seasonal timing, health conditions, air conditioning, air quality, and elevation can change the lived experience.
- NASA POWER
Used for Overall Comfort, Summer Feel, Winter Feel, Humidity, Comfortable Months, Solar Exposure, Best Months, Toughest Months, Allergy Levels, Weather Volatility
- NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily
Used for Average Summer High, Days Above 90°F, Average Winter Low, Days Below Freezing, Heat Risk
Checked 2026-07-08
- Open-Meteo / Copernicus CAMS, checked against U.S. EPA AirData
Used for Air Quality, Long-Term Fine-Particle Pollution
Checked 2026-05-18
- Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index
Used for Drought Risk
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