Piedmont, OK Climate

Piedmont, OK has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The city experiences an average of 200 sunny days per year, making it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities. Average highs during the summer are in the mid to high 80s, while temperatures can dip into the low 30s overnight during the winter months. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with slightly more in late spring and early fall, totaling around 44 inches annually.

Piedmont, Oklahoma gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Piedmont averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 234 sunny days per year in Piedmont. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Piedmont gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Piedmont is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

5.9 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Piedmont, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Piedmont, Oklahoma	United States
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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 Piedmont with an average high temperature of 93.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In Piedmont, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Piedmont are May, October and September.

In Piedmont, there are 66.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Piedmont with an average of 26.6°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Piedmont, there are 77.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In Piedmont, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Piedmont 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 Piedmont.

June is the wettest month in Piedmont with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.3 inches in Piedmont means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in Piedmont with 9.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 77.2 rainy days annually in Piedmont, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in Piedmont means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Piedmont with 2.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.