Cotton County, OK Climate

The climate in Cotton, OK County is one of extremes. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the high 90s. Winters on the other hand can be very cold with temperatures ranging from lows in the single digits to highs in the mid-30s. Snowfall is light but frequent during winter months, typically averaging around 6 inches per season. Rainfall occurs throughout the year however it tends to be most common between April and October. While it can be rather unpredictable, humidity levels tend to remain high throughout the year due to its location in the southern part of Oklahoma.

Cotton County, Oklahoma gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Cotton County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cotton County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 62 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cotton County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

5.2 Summer - 7.1 Winter

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

Climate	Cotton, Oklahoma	United States
	31.6 in.	38.1 in.
	1.9 in.	27.8 in.
	62.4 days	106.2 days
	244 days	205 days
	96.5°	85.8°
	27.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	5.2	4.3
	1006 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 Cotton County with an average high temperature of 96.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In Cotton County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cotton County are October, April and May.

In Cotton County, there are 91.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cotton County with an average of 27.7°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Cotton County, there are 72.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Cotton County, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Cotton County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, June and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Cotton County.

May is the wettest month in Cotton County with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.6 inches in Cotton County means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in Cotton County with 7.1 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 62.4 rainy days annually in Cotton County, which is one of the least rainy places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.9 inches in Cotton County means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in Cotton County with 0.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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