Spencer, OK Climate


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Spencer, OK is a small town located in central Oklahoma and has a warm and humid subtropical climate. The summers in Spencer are hot and humid with average high temperatures reaching into the low 90s while winters are mild and wet with average temperatures around 40-50 degrees. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year but snow is rare. The town experiences occasional severe thunderstorms during the warmer months which can bring hail, heavy rainfall, strong winds, and occasional tornadoes.

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

Spencer averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 239 sunny days per year in Spencer. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spencer gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateSpencer, OklahomaUnited States
  38.2 in.38.1 in.
  4.6 in.27.8 in.
  74.7 days106.2 days
  239 days205 days
  93.5°85.8°
  27.1°21.7°
  7.37
  5.14.3
  1201 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 Spencer with an average high temperature of 93.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In Spencer, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Spencer are May, October and September.
In Spencer, there are 65.9 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 Spencer with an average of 27.1°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
In Spencer, there are 73.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
In Spencer, 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Spencer 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 Spencer.
May is the wettest month in Spencer with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.2 inches in Spencer means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Spencer with 8.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 74.7 rainy days annually in Spencer, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.6 inches in Spencer means that it is less snowy than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Spencer with 2.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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