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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Delaware County / Rocky Ford / Zip Codes
Rocky Ford, OK has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool to mild winters. The area receives an average of 46 inches of precipitation each year, with most rainfall occurring during the spring and summer months. Temperatures in Rocky Ford are generally comfortable throughout the year, but can occasionally reach extreme highs in the summertime with occasional severe weather events such as thunderstorms, hail, or tornadoes at times.

Rocky Ford, Oklahoma gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rocky Ford averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Rocky Ford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rocky Ford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rocky Ford is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

6.4 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Rocky Ford, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRocky Ford, OklahomaUnited States
  48.2 in.38.1 in.
  7.8 in.27.8 in.
  82.0 days106.2 days
  224 days205 days
  91.2°85.8°
  26.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.74.3
  1115 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 Rocky Ford with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In Rocky Ford, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rocky Ford are May, October and September.
In Rocky Ford, there are 51.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rocky Ford with an average of 26.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
In Rocky Ford, there are 81.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
In Rocky Ford, 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 Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford.
May is the wettest month in Rocky Ford with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in Rocky Ford means that it is one of the wettest places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Rocky Ford with 8.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 82.0 rainy days annually in Rocky Ford, 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 7.8 inches in Rocky Ford means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Rocky Ford with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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