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United States / Texas / Gainesville Metro Area / Cooke County / Oak Ridge (Cooke County) / Zip Codes
Oak Ridge (Cooke County), TX has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. During the summer, temperatures range from the mid-80s to the low-90s Fahrenheit, with occasional heat waves that can reach into the triple digits. Winters are generally mild, with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s or low 70s. Precipitation is common year-round and mainly comes in the form of showers and thunderstorms during the warmer months, while snowfall is rare.

Oak Ridge (Cooke County), Texas gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oak Ridge (Cooke County) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 235 sunny days per year in Oak Ridge (Cooke County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oak Ridge (Cooke County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 31
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Oak Ridge (Cooke County) is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

4.9 Summer - 7.1 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Oak Ridge (Cooke County), 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.

August is the hottest month for Oak Ridge (Cooke County) with an average high temperature of 95.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Oak Ridge (Cooke County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oak Ridge (Cooke County) are October, May and April.
In Oak Ridge (Cooke County), there are 77.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Oak Ridge (Cooke County) with an average of 30.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Oak Ridge (Cooke County), there are 54.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Oak Ridge (Cooke County), there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Texas.
Humidity in Oak Ridge (Cooke County) can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, June and August. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
May is the wettest month in Oak Ridge (Cooke County) with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in Oak Ridge (Cooke County) means that it is wetter than most places in Texas.
May is the rainiest month in Oak Ridge (Cooke County) with 8.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 69.2 rainy days annually in Oak Ridge (Cooke County), which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.2 inches in Oak Ridge (Cooke County) means that it is one of the snowiest places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Oak Ridge (Cooke County) with 1.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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