Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best weather in Texarkana is from April, October, November. — consistent weather climate
☀️Pleasant
| Score | 33 | 48 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 44 | 27 | 30 | 72 | 86 | 85 | 52 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Cold | Cold | Cool & rainy | Humid | Rainy | Hot & dry | Hot & dry | Hot & rainy | Pleasant | Humid | Mild | Cold |
| Temperature | 4–13°C | 5–15°C | 10–21°C | 13–23°C | 17–28°C | 22–33°C | 24–34°C | 24–34°C | 20–31°C | 15–26°C | 9–19°C | 7–16°C |
| Feels like | 0–11°C | 1–13°C | 7–20°C | 11–23°C | 18–30°C | 24–37°C | 27–39°C | 27–38°C | 22–33°C | 14–26°C | 6–18°C | 4–14°C |
| Precipitation | 148mm 11 days | 126mm 12 days | 181mm 12 days | 149mm 10 days | 173mm 11 days | 85mm 7 days | 88mm 7 days | 101mm 6 days | 64mm 6 days | 80mm 5 days | 84mm 6 days | 147mm 9 days |
| Sunshine | 6.5h ☀︎ 64% | 7.0h ☀︎ 63% | 7.9h ☀︎ 66% | 9.0h ☀︎ 69% | 10.3h ☀︎ 74% | 12.1h ☀︎ 84% | 12.0h ☀︎ 85% | 11.7h ☀︎ 87% | 10.5h ☀︎ 85% | 9.3h ☀︎ 82% | 8.1h ☀︎ 78% | 6.7h ☀︎ 67% |
| Wind | SW · 18 km/h | SW · 18 km/h | SE · 19 km/h | SE · 19 km/h | SE · 17 km/h | SE · 15 km/h | S · 14 km/h | SE · 14 km/h | E · 13 km/h | SE · 15 km/h | SE · 16 km/h | SW · 17 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 72% | 73% | 73% | 72% | 75% | 69% | 68% | 66% | 68% | 64% | 72% | 75% |
| Day length | 10.2h | 11.0h | 12.0h | 13.0h | 13.9h | 14.3h | 14.1h | 13.4h | 12.4h | 11.3h | 10.4h | 10.0h |
The Four States Fair and Rodeo brings carnival rides, livestock shows, and professional rodeo events to Texarkana each f…
While cross-country travelers congest Texarkana's highway corridors in January and April, the border city actually reaches its peak in October and November, when the sweltering Piney Woods humidity relents and leaves behind crisp, luminous autumn days.
Straddling the boundary where southwest Arkansas meets Texas, Texarkana is a junction town forged by nineteenth-century railroads and modern interstate routes cutting across the flat Gulf Coastal Plain. People rarely arrive here by accident; they come pulled by the novelty of a city split neatly down the middle by State Line Avenue, or passing through the surrounding Piney Woods along the transit arteries linking Little Rock, Dallas, and Shreveport. But treat it merely as a roadside pause during the wrong month, and you will meet either a soggy, penetrating winter chill or an uncompromising summer furnace. Timing transforms this border hub from an endurance test into a genuine pleasure.
October and November are the unquestioned zenith of the local calendar. By early autumn, the unrelenting Gulf moisture that blankets the region finally recedes, replaced by clear skies and dry, crisp breezes filtering through the oak and hickory canopies. Midday temperatures hover in the comfortable twenties, cooling into sharp, invigorating evenings that invite long strolls between the twin halves of town.
This is also when the Four States Fair and Rodeo arrives, taking advantage of the shifting seasons with open-air carnival rides, livestock showcases, and rodeo competitions that draw families from across the Ark-La-Tex boundary. Even with regional fairgoers on hand, the city feels relaxed, free of the high-volume interstate jams that choke the area earlier in the year. If you want to experience the quiet charms of southwest Arkansas without breaking a sweat, this is the narrow, gentle corridor to target.
Winter across this stretch of southwest Arkansas is grey, damp, and unexpectedly brisk. Persistent cloud cover pairs with heavy, drenching rainstorms that saturate the low-lying river plains and leave the air feeling much colder than the thermometer indicates. The oak forests stand bare, and the damp air cuts straight through warm layers.
Yet despite weather that keeps residents indoors, January marks one of the busiest times on the local calendar, dominated by commercial freight and travelers surging through the Interstate 30 corridor after the holidays. Visiting now means contending with crowded fuel plazas and booked-up motels along the beltway, all while dealing with some of the year's gloomiest downpours. Unless your itinerary requires a winter transit stop, stay away until the ground dries out.
Spring ushers in a rapid surge of warmth and blooming greenery across Miller County, but it comes at a watery cost. March and May are particularly prone to prolonged downpours and sudden thunderstorms, turning dirt trails in the woods to thick mud and forcing outdoor plans under cover.
April stands as the peak of visitor volume for the entire year. Highway traffic reaches a crescendo as spring break road-trippers and regional travelers converge on the junction. The weather during this peak can be pleasantly mild between squalls, with ample sunshine breaking through the clouds, but you will pay for it in congested lanes and packed roadside amenities. If you must visit in spring, early April offers the best balance of warmth before May begins dragging in the oppressive, swampy moisture of the deep southern summer.
By June, summer clamps down on Texarkana like a wet wool blanket. Afternoon highs regularly reach the mid-thirties, but the dense humidity rising off the Gulf Coastal Plain makes it feel significantly hotter, pushing apparent temperatures toward forty degrees. Midday heat drives everyone into refrigerated air-conditioning, leaving the streets along the state line quiet and desolate under the fierce sun.
Mid-summer storms tend to hit with sudden, torrential fury rather than prolonged drizzles, briefly flooding curbs before baking under the afternoon heat. Crowds dwindle as travelers avoid the swelter. September begins a slow recovery as sunlight softens and the first hints of the Four States Fair and Rodeo appear on the horizon, but true relief only arrives once the calendar flips to October.