Optima, OK Climate


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Optima, OK has a climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The summer months are typically very warm and humid due to its location in the Great Plains region of the United States. Winters tend to be much colder, with average temperatures falling below freezing for several weeks at a time. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with an average of around 30 inches annually. On average, Optima receives around 210 sunny days each year, which is higher than the national average for this region.

Optima, Oklahoma gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Optima averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 252 sunny days per year in Optima. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Optima gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 58 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 21
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Optima is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.7 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Optima, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOptima, OklahomaUnited States
  19.0 in.38.1 in.
  17.2 in.27.8 in.
  57.6 days106.2 days
  252 days205 days
  94.2°85.8°
  20.9°21.7°
  7.67
  5.74.3
  3022 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 Optima with an average high temperature of 94.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Optima, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Optima are May, October and April.
In Optima, there are 77.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Optima with an average of 20.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Optima, there are 123.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Optima, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
Humidity in Optima is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Optima with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.0 inches in Optima means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.
June is the rainiest month in Optima with 7.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 57.6 rainy days annually in Optima, which is one of the least rainy places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.2 inches in Optima means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in Optima with 4.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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