Custer County, OK Climate

Custer, OK County has a semi-arid climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature in Custer is 61°F, ranging from an average low of 32°F in January to an average high of 90°F in July. The area receives an average of 22 inches of rain each year and is relatively dry due to the lack of large bodies of water nearby. Snowfall is not common, but the area can have occasional snowstorms during the winter months. Strong winds are a regular occurrence during the summer months, when temperatures can reach over 100°F.

Custer County, Oklahoma gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Custer County averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 236 sunny days per year in Custer County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Custer County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 24
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Custer County is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

6.7 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Custer County, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Custer, Oklahoma	United States
	31.4 in.	38.1 in.
	7.1 in.	27.8 in.
	66.4 days	106.2 days
	236 days	205 days
	94.1°	85.8°
	23.7°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5	4.3
	1727 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 Custer County with an average high temperature of 94.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Custer County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Custer County are May, October and September.

In Custer County, there are 72.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Custer County with an average of 23.7°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In Custer County, there are 96.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In Custer County, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Custer 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, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Custer County.

June is the wettest month in Custer County with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.4 inches in Custer County means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in Custer County with 8.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 66.4 rainy days annually in Custer County, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.1 inches in Custer County means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Custer County with 2.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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