Conway in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Conway sees average daytime highs around 52°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 11.3 in of precipitation over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 52°F. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Conway's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Conway's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
52°F
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
35°F
Precipitation
11.3 in
27 wet days
Avg wind
6 mph
Travel score
2.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Conway in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 52°F.

A typical winter day in Conway reaches about 52°F and drops to 35°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Conway

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 73 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
73
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Conway weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 33°3.58.90.89.92.4
Feb55° / 36°3.69.1110.73.4
Mar63° / 44°5.0110.411.75.5
Apr72° / 53°5.410.3012.96.7
May80° / 62°5.912.7013.86.1
Jun88° / 70°3.410.1014.34.5
Jul91° / 73°3.410.1014.13.6
Aug91° / 72°2.88.6013.33.9
Sep84° / 65°3.57.2012.26.0
Oct73° / 53°3.87.7011.17.4
Nov62° / 43°4.38.60.110.25.4
Dec52° / 36°4.28.90.49.73.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Conway gets around 11.3 in of rain and snow over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 mph across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Conway?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Conway.

What to pack for Conway in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Conway sees daytime highs around 52°F and nights near 35°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Conway in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Conway peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Conway in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Conway is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1520 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Conway?

Conway sits at 35.1°N, 92.4°W, 312 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Maumelle, 16 mi away.

Topography around Conway

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Conway.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Conway has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 328 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,936 ft.

The land around Conway is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (58%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
253 ft
10 miles
522 ft
50 miles
1,936 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Maumelle 16 mi · Sherwood 22 mi · North Little Rock 24 mi · Jacksonville 24 mi · Little Rock 25 mi · Cabot 25 mi · Bryant 34 mi · Benton 37 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Conway (35.0887°, -92.4421°, elevation 312 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.