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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Harper County / Buffalo / Zip Codes
Buffalo, OK has a humid subtropical climate which is characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is usually around 75°F while winters are typically cool with an average temperature of 42°F. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual precipitation of about 38 inches. Snowfall can occur during the winter months, but it generally does not accumulate due to the short duration of cold temperatures.

Buffalo, Oklahoma gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buffalo averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Buffalo. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buffalo gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 67 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 19
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buffalo is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.1 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Buffalo, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBuffalo, OklahomaUnited States
  24.6 in.38.1 in.
  14.7 in.27.8 in.
  67.4 days106.2 days
  244 days205 days
  94.4°85.8°
  18.9°21.7°
  7.47
  54.3
  1814 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 Buffalo with an average high temperature of 94.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Buffalo, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buffalo are May, October and September.
In Buffalo, there are 74.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buffalo with an average of 18.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Buffalo, there are 125.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Buffalo, there are 2.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Buffalo 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 Buffalo with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.6 inches in Buffalo means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.
June is the rainiest month in Buffalo with 8.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 67.4 rainy days annually in Buffalo, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 14.7 inches in Buffalo means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in Buffalo with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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