Oklahoma City Metro Area, OK Climate

The climate in Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area is largely classified as a humid subtropical climate. Summers are typically hot and humid and winters are generally mild to cool. Precipitation is somewhat low throughout the year but does increase in the spring and summer months. Average temperatures tend to range from below freezing in the winter months to mid-90s in the summer. Due to its location, Oklahoma City experiences severe weather such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, and hailstorms with greater frequency than other parts of the country. Temperatures can also drop quickly during storms, so it’s important for residents to stay prepared for extreme weather conditions.

Oklahoma City Metro Area, Oklahoma gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oklahoma City Metro Area averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 237 sunny days per year in Oklahoma City Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oklahoma City Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 76 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Oklahoma City metro area is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

5.9 Summer - 6.7 Winter

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

Climate	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	United States
	36.9 in.	38.1 in.
	5.3 in.	27.8 in.
	75.8 days	106.2 days
	237 days	205 days
	93.4°	85.8°
	26.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.1	4.3
	1136 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 Oklahoma City metro area with an average high temperature of 93.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In the Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City metro area are May, October and April.

In the Oklahoma City metro area, there are 66.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Oklahoma City metro area with an average of 26.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the Oklahoma City metro area, there are 77.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

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

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the Oklahoma City metro area during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the Oklahoma City metro area.

June is the wettest month in the Oklahoma City metro area with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.9 inches in the Oklahoma City metro area means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the Oklahoma City metro area with 9.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 75.8 rainy days annually in the Oklahoma City metro area, which is about average compared to other 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 5.3 inches in the Oklahoma City metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the Oklahoma City metro area with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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