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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / McIntosh County / Checotah / Zip Codes
The climate in Checotah, OK is typically warm and humid, resulting from its location on the humid subtropical zone. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures reaching an average high of 88°F while winter months are cooler with temperatures averaging around 37°F. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, with spring and summer months seeing the most rain. Snowfall is also common in winter months but snow accumulations usually do not exceed a few inches per season.

Checotah, Oklahoma gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Checotah averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Checotah. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Checotah gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Checotah is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

5.4 Summer - 6.6 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Checotah, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChecotah, OklahomaUnited States
  46.0 in.38.1 in.
  6.3 in.27.8 in.
  83.9 days106.2 days
  231 days205 days
  91.8°85.8°
  28.9°21.7°
  7.27
  4.84.3
  653 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Checotah with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In Checotah, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Checotah are May, October and September.
In Checotah, there are 55.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Checotah with an average of 28.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.
In Checotah, there are 59.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.
In Checotah, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
Humidity in Checotah can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
May is the wettest month in Checotah with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.0 inches in Checotah means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Checotah with 9.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 83.9 rainy days annually in Checotah, which is rainier than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.3 inches in Checotah means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Checotah with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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