Cartwright, OK Climate


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Cartwright, OK has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The temperature in the summer months averages around 86°F, while the winter months average around 43°F. Annual precipitation is high, averaging around 35 inches each year with a majority of it coming during the spring season. The area gets an average of 220 sunny days each year, providing plenty of opportunity for outdoor activities.

Cartwright, Oklahoma gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cartwright averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 232 sunny days per year in Cartwright. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cartwright gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 31
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.1 Summer - 7 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Cartwright, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCartwright, OklahomaUnited States
  42.4 in.38.1 in.
  2.0 in.27.8 in.
  80.2 days106.2 days
  232 days205 days
  92.7°85.8°
  31.4°21.7°
  7.37
  5.54.3
  666 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 Cartwright with an average high temperature of 93.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In Cartwright, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cartwright are May, October and April.
In Cartwright, there are 67.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cartwright with an average of 31.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.
In Cartwright, there are 49.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.
In Cartwright, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.
Humidity in Cartwright can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.
May is the wettest month in Cartwright with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in Cartwright means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Cartwright with 9.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 80.2 rainy days annually in Cartwright, which is rainier than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.0 inches in Cartwright means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. February is the snowiest month in Cartwright with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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