Goltry, OK Climate


Reviews



BestPlaces offers the best, most comprehensive city reports,
with insight into cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Alfalfa County / Goltry / Zip Codes
Goltry, OK has a warm and humid climate with hot summers and cool winters. In the summer months, temperatures can often reach above 90 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity usually stays high. Winters are relatively mild with average temperatures around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring and fall are comfortable but windy seasons in Goltry. The area receives on average around 30 inches of rainfall annually, which helps to keep the landscape lush and green throughout most of the year.

Goltry, Oklahoma gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Goltry averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Goltry. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Goltry gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 23
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Goltry is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

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

  ClimateGoltry, OklahomaUnited States
    Unlock38.1 in.
  11.8 in.  Unlock
    Unlock106.2 days
  225 days  Unlock
  94.8°85.8°
    Unlock21.7°
  7.2  Unlock
    Unlock4.3
  1381 ft.  Unlock
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 Goltry with an average high temperature of 94.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In Goltry, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Goltry are May, October and September.
In Goltry, there are 74.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Goltry with an average of 22.7°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Goltry, there are 97.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Goltry, 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 Goltry 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 Goltry.
June is the wettest month in Goltry with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.5 inches in Goltry means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Goltry with 8.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 75.2 rainy days annually in Goltry, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.8 inches in Goltry means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in Goltry with 3.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare Goltry,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Goltry, Oklahoma to any other city in the US.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.