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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Mayes County / Ballou / Zip Codes
Ballou, OK has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months typically range from 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit and in the winter months average between 40 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly low throughout the year, usually averaging around 22 inches annually. The area also experiences very high winds, particularly during the spring months when storms are most common.

Ballou, Oklahoma gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ballou averages 8 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 Ballou. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ballou gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Ballou, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Ballou with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In Ballou, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ballou are May, October and September.
In Ballou, there are 51.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ballou with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Ballou, there are 84.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Ballou, there are 0.7 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 Ballou 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 Ballou.
May is the wettest month in Ballou with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in Ballou means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Ballou with 9.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 85.0 rainy days annually in Ballou, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.4 inches in Ballou means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Ballou with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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