Sequoyah County, OK Climate

Sequoyah, OK County has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit during the day and in the 70s during the night. Winters are mild with temperatures usually staying above freezing. The area receives an average of 41 inches of rain annually and experiences frequent thunderstorms and occasional tornadoes. Snowfall is light and largely limited to higher elevations. This climate makes Sequoyah, OK County a pleasant place to live with warm summers and mild winters.

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

Sequoyah County averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Sequoyah County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sequoyah County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.7 Summer - 6.6 Winter

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

Climate	Sequoyah, Oklahoma	United States
	47.2 in.	38.1 in.
	4.1 in.	27.8 in.
	87.3 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	92.3°	85.8°
	27.3°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5	4.3
	679 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 Sequoyah County with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In Sequoyah County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sequoyah County are May, October and April.

In Sequoyah County, there are 60.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sequoyah County with an average of 27.3°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Sequoyah County, there are 73.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in Sequoyah County means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in Sequoyah County with 10.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 87.3 rainy days annually in Sequoyah County, which is rainier than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.1 inches in Sequoyah County means that it is less snowy than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Sequoyah County with 1.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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