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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Garvin County / Foster / Zip Codes
Foster, OK experiences a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. Temperatures typically range around 90°F in the summer months, while winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing and usually stay around 40°F. The town receives an average of approximately 38 inches of precipitation annually, with most of that falling in the warmer months between April and August. Thunderstorms are common during the spring and summer seasons, but snowfall is relatively rare in Foster.

Foster, Oklahoma gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Foster averages 3 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 Foster. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Foster 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 26
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.8 Summer - 6.9 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Foster, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFoster, OklahomaUnited States
  37.1 in.38.1 in.
  2.5 in.27.8 in.
  67.0 days106.2 days
  235 days205 days
  93.7°85.8°
  26.3°21.7°
  7.47
  5.24.3
  1007 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 Foster with an average high temperature of 94.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Foster, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Foster are May, October and April.
In Foster, there are 71.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Foster with an average of 26.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
In Foster, there are 79.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
In Foster, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Foster 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 Foster.
May is the wettest month in Foster with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.1 inches in Foster means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Foster with 7.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 67.0 rainy days annually in Foster, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.5 inches in Foster means that it is less snowy than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Foster with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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