Arkansas · United States
Fort Smith travel guide
Fort Smith is a city in Arkansas, United States, home to about 89,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- FSM2 km · Fort Smith Regional Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Fort Smith
Fort Smith has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; May is the wettest, with about 153 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Fort Smith: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM), about 1.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA, 104 km) and Boone County Airport (HRO, 149 km) are also within reach.
FSM · Fort Smith Regional Airport
XNA · Northwest Arkansas National Airport
HRO · Boone County Airport
Questions
Fort Smith: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Fort Smith?
Fort Smith has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; May is the wettest, with about 153 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Fort Smith?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM), about 1.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA, 104 km) and Boone County Airport (HRO, 149 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Fort Smith?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Fort Smith
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.