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United States / Oklahoma / Enid Metro Area / Garfield County / Douglas / Zip Codes
Douglas, OK has a typical continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is around 79°F (26°C) and the average temperature in winter is around 43°F (6°C), but temperatures can range from below 0°F (-17°C) to over 100°F (38°C). Precipitation in Douglas is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 50 inches (1270 mm) annually. The city sees moderate snowfall in winter with an average of 12 inches (304 mm). Humidity levels are usually high throughout the year and there are frequent thunderstorms during the summer months.

Douglas, Oklahoma gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Douglas averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Douglas. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Douglas gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Douglas, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDouglas, OklahomaUnited States
  34.0 in.38.1 in.
  8.7 in.27.8 in.
  75.1 days106.2 days
  230 days205 days
  94.1°85.8°
  23.9°21.7°
  7.27
  5.24.3
  1145 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.

July is the hottest month for Douglas with an average high temperature of 94.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Douglas, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Douglas are May, October and September.
In Douglas, there are 70.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Douglas with an average of 23.9°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Douglas, there are 92.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Douglas, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Douglas during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Douglas.
June is the wettest month in Douglas with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.0 inches in Douglas means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Douglas with 8.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 75.1 rainy days annually in Douglas, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.7 inches in Douglas means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Douglas with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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