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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Blaine County / Canton / Zip Codes
Canton, Oklahoma has a temperate climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature in the summer months is around 90°F while in winter it usually gets down to about 32°F. Precipitation is common throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of around 40 inches. The area gets a moderate amount of snowfall each year, with an average of 8 inches annually. Canton experiences all four seasons and temperatures can vary significantly depending on the time of year.

Canton, Oklahoma gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Canton averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 237 sunny days per year in Canton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Canton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 23
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Canton, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCanton, OklahomaUnited States
  30.8 in.38.1 in.
  11.1 in.27.8 in.
  66.0 days106.2 days
  237 days205 days
  94.2°85.8°
  22.6°21.7°
  7.47
  5.34.3
  1585 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 Canton with an average high temperature of 94.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Canton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Canton are May, October and September.
In Canton, there are 72.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Canton with an average of 22.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Canton, there are 103.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Canton, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Canton but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Canton.
June is the wettest month in Canton with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.8 inches in Canton means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.
June is the rainiest month in Canton with 7.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 66.0 rainy days annually in Canton, which is less rainy 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.1 inches in Canton means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in Canton with 3.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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