Hughes County, OK Climate

Hughes, OK County has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summer temperatures reach into the mid to high 90s on average while winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing. Precipitation is fairly consistent year-round, averaging around 40 inches per year. This makes it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities in any season.

Hughes County, Oklahoma gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hughes County averages 4 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 Hughes County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hughes County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.4 Summer - 6.8 Winter

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

Climate	Hughes, Oklahoma	United States
	43.7 in.	38.1 in.
	4.3 in.	27.8 in.
	80.2 days	106.2 days
	231 days	205 days
	93.5°	85.8°
	27.9°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.1	4.3
	824 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 Hughes County with an average high temperature of 93.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In Hughes County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hughes County are May, October and April.

In Hughes County, there are 68.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hughes County with an average of 27.9°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Hughes County, there are 71.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Hughes County, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

Humidity in Hughes 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 Hughes County with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in Hughes County means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in Hughes County with 8.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 80.2 rainy days annually in Hughes County, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.3 inches in Hughes County means that it is less snowy than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Hughes County with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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