Fort Smith, AR: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 85.8°F in Fort Smith, AR, the warmest July since 2022, 10th warmest of 145.

July 2026

Mean temperature: 85.8°F; Warmest since 2022; 10th warmest of 145
Precipitation: 3.69 in; Wettest since 2025; 45th wettest of 145

A normal July in Fort Smith, AR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 82.6°F, between 80.2°F and 86.4°F in eight years of ten and 2.67 in of precipitation, between 0.22 in and 7.32 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Fort Smith, AR since 1882: 85.8°F in 2026; the highest is 91.2°F, in 2011.

Normal range, 80.2 to 86.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July in Fort Smith, AR from 1882 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	85.8	10	96.3	21	75.3	5	3.69	45	0
2025	84.8	19	94.3	48	75.2	7	4.67	32	0
2024	83.1	49	92.9	72	73.3	29	5.24	28	0
2023	84.1	32	94.4	43	73.8	24	5.90	20	0
2022	88.3	3	100.2	5	76.4	2	2.06	90	0
2021	81.8	82	91.9	88	71.6	63	7.94	9	0
2020	83.9	36	93.7	56	74.1	19	3.55	49	0
2019	81.7	87	91.4	101	72.1	52	3.33	52	0
2018	84.7	21	95.3	31	74	20	2.31	84	0
2017	83.4	43	93.4	64	73.5	27	4.53	36	0
2016	84.3	29	94.2	50	74.5	12	3.65	47	0
2015	84.5	24	94.4	43	74.7	10	8.79	6	0
2014	78.3	138	87.9	140	68.6	131	2.68	68	0
2013	81.9	79	92.7	76	71	84	3.95	42	0
2012	88	5	100.6	4	75.5	4	3.91	43	0
2011	91.2	1	104.1	1	78.4	1	0.22	139	0
2010	84.4	26	93.4	64	75.3	5	2.47	80	0
2009	81.4	93	91.8	93	70.9	87	4.66	33	0
2008	83.3	45	94.4	43	72.1	52	1.29	114	0
2007	80.2	116	89.3	131	71.1	81	5.26	27	0
2006	84.2	30	96.4	20	72	57	1.55	105	0
2005	82.1	74	93.4	64	70.7	98	2.20	88	0
2004	79	135	88.5	139	69.6	115	7.28	12	0
2003	82.6	60	93.6	59	71.6	63	0.49	133	0
2002	82.4	68	92.2	82	72.6	46	2.53	77	0
2001	85.7	11	97.2	15	74.3	15	trace	145	0
2000	81.8	82	92.4	81	71.2	78	1.46	107	0
1999	82.6	60	92.9	72	72.3	49	0.08	144	0
1998	86.4	7	97.7	12	75.2	7	2.63	72	0
1997	82.7	56	93.3	69	72	57	1.06	120	0
1996	79.7	129	89	132	70.5	105	7.67	10	0
1995	81.8	82	92.1	85	71.5	67	4.20	41	0
1994	80.5	111	90.2	118	70.8	94	10.38	3	0
1993	86.6	6	98.3	8	75	9	0.18	141	0
1992	80.7	106	90.8	111	70.7	98	4.51	37	0
1991	82	75	94.6	38	69.5	120	2.65	70	0
1990	81.9	79	94.8	33	68.9	127	2.37	82	0
1989	79.6	131	89.6	126	69.6	115	7.09	15	0
1988	83.5	42	95.6	26	71.4	71	2.32	83	0
1987	81	100	91.9	88	70.1	110	2.96	62	0
1986	84.7	21	97.6	13	71.7	61	0.20	140	0
1985	82.2	70	94.7	35	69.6	115	2.03	92	0
1984	80.6	107	92.5	80	68.7	130	3.33	52	0
1983	81	100	91.1	108	70.9	87	2.61	74	0
1982	80.6	107	90.1	121	71.1	81	4.81	31	0
1981	82	75	91.3	102	72.6	46	7.65	11	0
1980	85.5	13	100.2	5	70.8	94	1.43	108	0
1979	79.8	127	88.9	134	70.6	102	5.75	22	0
1978	85.1	16	97.5	14	72.7	42	0.49	133	0
1977	82.6	60	92.9	72	72.3	49	2.61	74	0
1976	78.8	137	90.5	115	67.1	141	1.29	114	0
1975	79.5	133	89.7	125	69.2	124	2.47	80	0
1974	81.8	82	95	32	68.6	131	0.64	129	0
1973	80	122	90.1	121	70	113	1.53	106	0
1972	77.8	140	88.6	138	66.9	142	4.85	30	0
1971	80.3	113	91.7	95	68.9	127	2.77	64	0
1970	81.4	93	94.3	48	68.5	134	0.97	121	0
1969	84.5	24	95.4	30	73.7	26	1.93	96	0
1968	80.2	116	90.9	110	69.6	115	1.61	103	0
1967	78.2	139	88.7	137	67.6	140	3.02	60	0
1966	84.4	26	95.6	26	73.2	32	1.32	113	0
1965	82.2	70	93.4	64	71	84	1.96	95	0
1964	83.6	40	99.1	7	68.2	136	0.41	135	0
1963	82.8	54	94.5	39	71.1	81	6.21	17	0
1962	82.7	56	94.5	39	70.9	87	4.58	35	0
1961	80	122	91.3	102	68.6	131	8.62	7	0
1960	80.8	105	91.5	99	70.1	110	10.41	2	0
1959	80	122	90.4	117	69.5	120	7.18	14	0
1958	81.9	79	92.2	82	71.5	67	5.69	23	0
1957	84.8	19	96.3	21	73.3	29	0.80	123	0
1956	83.4	43	96	24	70.8	94	1.93	96	0
1955	84.2	30	95.6	26	72.9	38	1.39	109	0
1954	88.1	4	102.2	2	74	20	0.74	125	0
1953	81	100	91.5	99	70.6	102	6.98	16	0
1952	83.6	40	96.3	21	70.9	87	1.39	109	0
1951	82.2	70	92.2	82	72.1	52	3.54	50	0
1950	77.5	141	86.5	143	68.5	134	9.50	5	0
1949	83.1	49	93.7	56	72.5	48	0.69	128	0
1948	81.5	91	91.6	96	71.3	75	1.62	102	0
1947	80.3	113	93.7	56	66.8	143	0.11	143	0
1946	82.6	60	94.8	33	70.4	107	0.53	131	0
1945	79.7	129	88.8	135	70.7	98	5.90	20	0
1944	82.7	56	93.8	54	71.6	63	2.28	87	0
1943	85.6	12	96.9	17	74.3	15	0.34	136	0
1942	82.5	65	92.1	85	72.8	39	1.79	99	0
1941	83.3	45	93.5	63	73.2	32	3.72	44	0
1940	81	100	90.6	113	71.4	71	2.54	76	0
1939	85.5	13	97.1	16	73.9	23	0.57	130	0
1938	83.8	37	94.5	39	73.1	36	1.34	112	0
1937	82.9	53	93.1	71	72.7	42	3.24	55	1
1936	86.4	7	98.2	9	74.5	12	1.12	118	0
1935	85	18	95.5	29	74.5	12	0.85	122	0
1934	89.2	2	102.1	3	76.3	3	0.15	142	0
1933	84.1	32	93.9	52	74.3	15	2.95	63	0
1932	84.1	32	93.6	59	74.6	11	1.67	101	0
1931	83.3	45	93.8	54	72.8	39	3.10	58	0
1930	85.9	9	98	10	73.8	24	1.19	117	0
1929	82.3	69	91.9	88	72.7	42	2.99	61	0
1928	81.1	99	90.2	118	72	57	2.48	78	0
1927	80	122	89.5	128	70.4	107	7.25	13	0
1926	80.2	116	90.8	111	69.6	115	3.64	48	0
1925	82	75	91.3	102	72.7	42	5.39	25	0
1924	81	100	91.1	108	70.9	87	1.38	111	0
1923	82.5	65	92.8	75	72.1	52	3.41	51	0
1922	82.5	65	92.1	85	73	37	2.15	89	0
1921	82.7	56	92.6	78	72.8	39	3.15	57	0
1920	81.4	93	91.3	102	71.5	67	1.92	98	0
1919	84	35	94.7	35	73.4	28	0.24	138	0
1918	82.2	70	93.9	52	70.5	105	0.50	132	0
1917	81.6	88	92.6	78	70.9	87	2.00	93	1
1916	85.4	15	96.5	19	74.2	18	0.34	136	0
1915	79.6	131	90	123	69.1	125	1.08	119	0
1914	83.7	39	93.6	59	74	20	2.65	70	1
1913	83	51	94.1	51	71.9	60	3.69	45	0
1912	83.8	37	94.4	43	73.3	29	0.78	124	0
1911	80.6	107	90.2	118	71	84	5.38	26	0
1910	81.5	91	91.6	96	71.4	71	2.71	66	0
1909	83.2	48	93.3	69	73.2	32	2.74	65	0
1908	79.5	133	89.9	124	69.1	125	5.95	19	0
1907	81.6	88	91.9	88	71.3	75	4.32	38	0
1906	77.3	143	86.5	143	68.1	137	5.63	24	0
1905	77	144	85.8	145	68.1	137	8.45	8	0
1904	78.9	136	88.8	135	68.9	127	3.09	59	1
1903	80.1	119	89.5	128	70.8	94	2.00	93	0
1902	80.3	113	89.5	128	71.2	78	0.70	127	0
1901	85.1	16	97.9	11	72.3	49	3.23	56	0
1900	79.8	127	89	132	70.7	98	1.23	116	0
1899	80.1	119	89.6	126	70.6	102	5.14	29	0
1898	81.4	93	91.2	106	71.7	61	2.31	84	0
1897	83	51	94.5	39	71.6	63	3.26	54	0
1896	84.6	23	96	24	73.2	32	0.72	126	0
1895	77.5	141	86.8	142	68.1	137	14.99	1	0
1894	80.1	119	93.4	64	66.8	143	1.59	104	0
1893	79.9	126	90.5	115	69.3	122	2.68	68	0
1892	80.4	112	90.6	113	70.1	110	2.06	90	0
1891	76.2	145	87.1	141	65.4	145	9.88	4	0
1890	82.6	60	94.7	35	70.4	107	2.71	66	0
1889	81.3	97	91.2	106	71.3	75	4.64	34	0
1888	82	75	92.7	76	71.4	71	4.31	39	0
1887	81.8	82	93.6	59	69.9	114	2.29	86	0
1886	81.3	97	91.6	96	70.9	87	2.63	72	0
1885	81.6	88	91.8	93	71.5	67	2.48	78	0
1884	84.4	26	96.7	18	72.1	52	5.98	18	0
1883	82.8	54	94.4	43	71.2	78	4.24	40	0
1882	80.6	107	91.9	88	69.3	122	1.77	100	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2011	91.2
1934	89.2
2022	88.3
1954	88.1
2012	88
1993	86.6
1998	86.4
1936	86.4
1930	85.9
2026	85.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1891	76.2
1905	77
1906	77.3
1950	77.5
1895	77.5
1972	77.8
1967	78.2
2014	78.3
1976	78.8
1904	78.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1895	14.99
1960	10.41
1994	10.38
1891	9.88
1950	9.50
2015	8.79
1961	8.62
1905	8.45
2021	7.94
1996	7.67

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2001	trace
1999	0.08
1947	0.11
1934	0.15
1993	0.18
1986	0.20
2011	0.22
1919	0.24
1943	0.34
1916	0.34

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 104°F; 28 July 2026, 21 July 2026
Coldest night: 70°F; 7 July 2026, 5 July 2026
Wettest day: 1.15 in; 29 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 3.69 in of precipitation in Fort Smith, AR, the wettest July since 2025, tied 45th wettest of 145 (with 1913).
The hottest day of July 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 104°F on Tuesday 28 July 2026 and Tuesday 21 July 2026.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: a low of 70°F on Tuesday 7 July 2026 and Sunday 5 July 2026.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Fort Smith, AR: 1.15 in on Wednesday 29 July 2026.