Atoka County, OK Climate

Atoka, OK County has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature during the year is around 59°F (15°C). During the summer months temperatures can reach as high as 90°F (32°C) while during the winter they can drop to as low as 30°F (-1°C). Rainfall is fairly even throughout the year, averaging about 47 inches (119 cm) annually. Snowfall is rare in Atoka, OK County with only a few inches falling each year on average.

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

Atoka County averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Atoka County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atoka County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.3 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Atoka County, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Atoka, Oklahoma	United States
	47.2 in.	38.1 in.
	2.1 in.	27.8 in.
	79.0 days	106.2 days
	231 days	205 days
	93.3°	85.8°
	28.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.3	4.3
	658 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.

August is the hottest month for Atoka County with an average high temperature of 94.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Atoka County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Atoka County are October, May and April.

In Atoka County, there are 69.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Atoka County with an average of 28.2°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Atoka County, there are 69.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Atoka County, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

Humidity in Atoka County 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 Atoka County with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.6 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 47.2 inches in Atoka County means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in Atoka County with 9.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 79.0 rainy days annually in Atoka County, 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 Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.1 inches in Atoka County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Atoka County with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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