Fort Smith vs Joplin Climate
93%matchOn climate, Joplin is a 93% match for Fort Smith. Compared with Fort Smith, Joplin has 4°F (2°C) colder winter nights and less rain in winter.
Fort Smith gets 48 in (1220 mm) of rain a year and Joplin 44 in (1110 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 95°F (35°C) in Fort Smith and 91°F (33°C) in Joplin.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
Fort SmithJoplinsolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
Fort SmithJoplin
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith | Joplin | Fort Smith | Joplin | Fort Smith | Joplin | |
| Jan | 52°F(11°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 29°F(-1°C) | 25°F(-4°C) | 3.0 in(76 mm) | 1.9 in(47 mm) |
| Feb | 57°F(14°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 34°F(1°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 2.8 in(70 mm) | 1.9 in(48 mm) |
| Mar | 67°F(19°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 38°F(3°C) | 4.7 in(120 mm) | 3.4 in(87 mm) |
| Apr | 76°F(24°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 4.7 in(119 mm) | 4.1 in(105 mm) |
| May | 83°F(28°C) | 79°F(26°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 56°F(14°C) | 5.8 in(148 mm) | 5.4 in(137 mm) |
| Jun | 90°F(32°C) | 87°F(30°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 65°F(19°C) | 3.8 in(96 mm) | 4.7 in(120 mm) |
| Jul | 95°F(35°C) | 91°F(33°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 69°F(21°C) | 3.3 in(85 mm) | 4.0 in(101 mm) |
| Aug | 95°F(35°C) | 91°F(33°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 3.3 in(85 mm) | 4.0 in(101 mm) |
| Sep | 87°F(31°C) | 83°F(29°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 4.4 in(112 mm) | 4.9 in(124 mm) |
| Oct | 77°F(25°C) | 72°F(22°C) | 51°F(11°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 4.2 in(106 mm) | 3.7 in(94 mm) |
| Nov | 64°F(18°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 40°F(4°C) | 37°F(3°C) | 4.2 in(106 mm) | 3.2 in(82 mm) |
| Dec | 54°F(12°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 32°F(0°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 3.8 in(97 mm) | 2.5 in(64 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.