Skiatook, OK Climate


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Skiatook, OK has an overall temperate climate, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F (27°C), with occasional heat waves bringing temperatures up to 100°F (38°C). Winters are usually mild, with temperatures hovering around the mid-30s Fahrenheit (1-2°C), although occasional cold fronts can bring snowfall to the area. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, with most of it falling in spring and summer months.

Skiatook, Oklahoma gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Skiatook averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 233 sunny days per year in Skiatook. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Skiatook gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.7 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Skiatook, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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.

August is the hottest month for Skiatook with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In Skiatook, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Skiatook are May, September and October.
In Skiatook, there are 57.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Skiatook with an average of 26.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
In Skiatook, there are 78.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
In Skiatook, there are 0.6 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 Skiatook 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 Skiatook.
May is the wettest month in Skiatook with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in Skiatook means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Skiatook with 9.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 83.0 rainy days annually in Skiatook, 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 8.6 inches in Skiatook means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Skiatook with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I moved to Skiatook 4 years ago because I like to fish the nearby lake. While there are still some of the small town Oklahoma issues, the drug problem that  More

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I moved to Skiatook when I was six years old. It wasn't a bad little town in 1996. However, it is slowly going downhill. Although it does have a beautiful lake, with  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here in 1980 at 12 years old....I finished growing up here and raised my chldren here....I am now 40 and cant belive how this perfect all American town has  More

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