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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Nowata County / Delaware / Zip Codes
Delaware, OK has a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average summer temperature is around 80°F while the average winter temperature is around 36°F. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of around 41 inches annually. Thunderstorms are common during the warmer months, and snowfall can occur in the colder months as well. The area does experience occasional droughts, but overall the climate in Delaware, OK is mild and pleasant for much of the year.

Delaware, Oklahoma gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Delaware averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 235 sunny days per year in Delaware. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Delaware gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Delaware is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Oklahoma.

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

  ClimateDelaware, OklahomaUnited States
  42.5 in.38.1 in.
  8.9 in.27.8 in.
  78.3 days106.2 days
  235 days205 days
  92.4°85.8°
  23.5°21.7°
  7.17
  4.84.3
  718 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 Delaware with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In Delaware, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Delaware are May, October and September.
In Delaware, there are 58.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Delaware with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Delaware, there are 92.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Delaware, there are 0.8 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 Delaware 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 Delaware.
May is the wettest month in Delaware with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.5 inches in Delaware means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Delaware with 9.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 78.3 rainy days annually in Delaware, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.9 inches in Delaware means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Delaware with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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