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United States / Oklahoma / Elk City Metro Area / Beckham County / Sweetwater / Zip Codes
Sweetwater, OK experiences a semi-arid climate, with hot summers and mild winters. Throughout the year, temperatures usually range from 41°F to 90°F and rarely dip below 30°F or climb above 97°F. The area receives an average of around 20 inches of precipitation each year, mainly in the form of rain during spring and summer months, although snowfall is not uncommon during winter. On average, Sweetwater experiences around 216 sunny days per year.

Sweetwater, Oklahoma gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 248 sunny days per year in Sweetwater. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sweetwater gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 56 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sweetwater is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.4 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Sweetwater, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSweetwater, OklahomaUnited States
  25.8 in.38.1 in.
  7.4 in.27.8 in.
  56.3 days106.2 days
  248 days205 days
  93.2°85.8°
  23.6°21.7°
  7.77
  54.3
  2172 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 Sweetwater with an average high temperature of 93.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In Sweetwater, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sweetwater are May, October and April.
In Sweetwater, there are 69.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sweetwater with an average of 23.6°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Sweetwater, there are 98.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Sweetwater, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Sweetwater but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Sweetwater with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.8 inches in Sweetwater means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.
June is the rainiest month in Sweetwater with 7.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.5 rainy days. There are 56.3 rainy days annually in Sweetwater, which is one of the least rainy places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.4 inches in Sweetwater means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Sweetwater with 2.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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