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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Washita County / Foss / Zip Codes
Foss, Oklahoma has a temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is in the low to mid-80s, while temperatures during the winter rarely drop below freezing. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with humid summers followed by more dry winters. The area is known for its unpredictable weather patterns, which can create drastic changes in temperature and precipitation on any given day.

Foss, Oklahoma gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Foss averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 240 sunny days per year in Foss. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Foss gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 64 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 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Foss is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

6.7 Summer - 6.6 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Foss, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFoss, OklahomaUnited States
  30.6 in.38.1 in.
  7.0 in.27.8 in.
  63.6 days106.2 days
  240 days205 days
  94.4°85.8°
  24.1°21.7°
  7.57
  54.3
  1634 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 Foss with an average high temperature of 94.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Foss, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Foss are May, October and September.
In Foss, there are 72.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Foss with an average of 24.1°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Foss, there are 95.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Foss, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Foss but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Foss.
June is the wettest month in Foss with 4.6 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 30.6 inches in Foss means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.
June is the rainiest month in Foss with 8.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 63.6 rainy days annually in Foss, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.0 inches in Foss means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Foss with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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