Tamaha, OK Climate


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Tamaha, OK has a humid subtropical climate with generally mild winters and hot, muggy summers. The city experiences relatively high temperatures throughout the year, with January being the coldest month and July being the hottest month. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year with light snowfall occurring during winter months. Thunderstorms are also common in Tamaha, especially during the spring and summer months.

Tamaha, Oklahoma gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Tamaha. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tamaha gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 28
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.3 Summer - 6.7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Tamaha, 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 Tamaha with an average high temperature of 94.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Tamaha, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tamaha are May, October and April.
In Tamaha, there are 70.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tamaha with an average of 28.1°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
In Tamaha, there are 70.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
In Tamaha, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
Humidity in Tamaha can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
May is the wettest month in Tamaha with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in Tamaha means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Tamaha with 10.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 88.9 rainy days annually in Tamaha, which is rainier than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.3 inches in Tamaha means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Tamaha with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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