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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Mayes County / Murphy / Zip Codes
Murphy, OK has a mild climate with cool winters and warm summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 90°F and the average low temperature in the winter is 33°F. Rainfall is fairly regular throughout the year, ranging from an average of 34 inches in May to 2 inches in October. The spring brings more severe weather, with occasional thunderstorms and hail. During this season tornadoes are possible, but not very likely in Murphy, OK.

Murphy, Oklahoma gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Murphy averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Murphy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Murphy gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Murphy with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In Murphy, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Murphy are May, October and September.
In Murphy, there are 51.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Murphy with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Murphy, there are 84.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Murphy, there are 0.7 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 Murphy 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 Murphy.
May is the wettest month in Murphy with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in Murphy means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Murphy with 9.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 85.0 rainy days annually in Murphy, which is rainier than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.4 inches in Murphy means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Murphy with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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