Russellville in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Russellville sees average daytime highs around 71°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 16.5 in of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 58°F in early March to 82°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Russellville's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Russellville's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 71°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 51°F
Precipitation: 16.5 in; 34 wet days
Avg wind: 6 mph
Travel score: 6.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Russellville in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 58°F in early March to 82°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Russellville reaches about 71°F and drops to 51°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Russellville

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

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Russellville weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	49° / 32°	3.5	8.8	1	9.9	2.2
Feb	54° / 35°	3.6	8.4	0.9	10.7	3.3
Mar	63° / 42°	5.1	11.2	0.5	11.7	5.3
Apr	71° / 51°	5.7	10.6	0	12.9	6.5
May	79° / 61°	5.6	12.5	0	13.8	6.3
Jun	87° / 69°	3.5	9.8	0	14.3	4.8
Jul	91° / 73°	3.0	9.8	0	14.1	3.8
Aug	90° / 71°	2.6	8	0	13.3	4.1
Sep	84° / 64°	3.6	7.2	0	12.2	6.2
Oct	73° / 53°	4.2	8.6	0	11.1	7.2
Nov	61° / 42°	4.3	8.7	0.1	10.1	5.3
Dec	51° / 35°	3.9	9.1	0.5	9.7	2.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Russellville gets around 16.5 in of rain and snow over 34 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Russellville?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Russellville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Russellville in Spring

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

In spring, Russellville sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 51°F. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 34 days see rain.

light clothesa warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Russellville in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Russellville peaks around June 23 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	8	8	10	10	9	8	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Russellville in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Russellville is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	11	16	13	14	18	20	17	13	8	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Russellville?

Russellville sits at 35.3°N, 93.1°W, 348 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Conway, 41 mi away.

Topography around Russellville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Russellville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 ft around an average of 397 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,507 ft.

The land around Russellville is covered by trees (44%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

404 ft

trees 44%

10 miles

1,509 ft

trees 56%

50 miles

2,507 ft

trees 77%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Conway 41 mi · Maumelle 50 mi · Hot Springs 53 mi · Benton 58 mi · Bryant 60 mi · Little Rock 60 mi · North Little Rock 60 mi · Sherwood 61 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

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 Russellville (35.2784°, -93.1338°, elevation 348 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.