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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Major County / Chester / Zip Codes
Chester, OK has a humid subtropical climate and experiences hot and humid summers with occasional extreme heat waves. Winters in the area are typically mild with some cold fronts coming through on occasion. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, averaging around 40 inches per year, and is well-distributed throughout the four seasons. Snowfall occurs occasionally during the winter months but does not usually accumulate to great depths or last for very long.

Chester, Oklahoma gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chester averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 234 sunny days per year in Chester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chester 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chester 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 Chester, while January and July 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.

July is the hottest month for Chester with an average high temperature of 94.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Chester, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chester are May, October and September.
In Chester, there are 74.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chester with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Chester, there are 105.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Chester, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Chester 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 Chester.
June is the wettest month in Chester with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.6 inches in Chester means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.
June is the rainiest month in Chester with 8.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.4 rainy days. There are 65.5 rainy days annually in Chester, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.6 inches in Chester means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in Chester with 3.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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