Manchester, OK Climate


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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Grant County / Manchester / Zip Codes
Manchester, OK has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The area averages around 28 inches of precipitation each year, of which the majority falls during the summer months. Summer temperatures can often exceed 100°F and winter temperatures rarely dip below 25°F. Thunderstorms are common throughout the year, particularly during the warm season. The area enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 2,556 hours of sunshine annually.

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

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

On average, there are 227 sunny days per year in Manchester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Manchester 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 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateManchester, OklahomaUnited States
  33.2 in.38.1 in.
  12.9 in.27.8 in.
  66.3 days106.2 days
  227 days205 days
  94.8°85.8°
  21.6°21.7°
  7.27
  4.84.3
  1283 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.

July is the hottest month for Manchester with an average high temperature of 94.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In Manchester, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Manchester are May, October and September.
In Manchester, there are 73.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Manchester with an average of 21.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Manchester, there are 103.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Manchester, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Manchester 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 Manchester.
June is the wettest month in Manchester with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.2 inches in Manchester means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Manchester with 8.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 66.3 rainy days annually in Manchester, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer 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 12.9 inches in Manchester means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in Manchester with 3.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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