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United States / Oklahoma / No Metro Area / Washita County / Rocky / Zip Codes
The climate in Rocky, OK is typically warm and humid with hot summers. In the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit while the winter temperatures generally stay around 40-50 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels tend to be higher during the late spring and early summer months with an average of 30 inches of rain annually. Spring and fall are typically milder temperatures with light precipitation.

Rocky, Oklahoma gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 242 sunny days per year in Rocky. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rocky 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 26
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.3 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Rocky, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Rocky with an average high temperature of 95.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In Rocky, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rocky are May, October and April.
In Rocky, there are 77.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rocky with an average of 25.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
In Rocky, there are 82.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
In Rocky, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Rocky 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 Rocky.
June is the wettest month in Rocky with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.7 inches in Rocky means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Rocky with 8.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 66.2 rainy days annually in Rocky, which is less rainy 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.2 inches in Rocky means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Rocky with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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