Enid Metro Area, OK Climate

The climate in Enid, OK Metro Area is generally temperate with hot summers and cold winters. Average high temperatures range from the mid-50s to low-90s in the summer months, while lows dip into the upper 20s to lower 50s during winter. Spring and fall are usually mild with moderate rainfall, while summer is generally dry and hot with occasional dust storms. Snowfall is light overall but can become heavy during occasional winter storms.

Enid Metro Area, Oklahoma gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Enid Metro Area averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 233 sunny days per year in Enid Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Enid Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 23
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.1 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the Enid metro area, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Enid, Oklahoma	United States
	34.2 in.	38.1 in.
	10.1 in.	27.8 in.
	74.5 days	106.2 days
	233 days	205 days
	94.3°	85.8°
	23.4°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.2	4.3
	1167 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 the Enid metro area with an average high temperature of 94.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the Enid metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Enid metro area are May, October and September.

In the Enid metro area, there are 72.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Enid metro area with an average of 23.4°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the Enid metro area, there are 94.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the Enid metro area, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the Enid metro area 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 the Enid metro area.

June is the wettest month in the Enid metro area with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.2 inches in the Enid metro area means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the Enid metro area with 8.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 74.5 rainy days annually in the Enid metro area, 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 Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.1 inches in the Enid metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the Enid metro area with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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