Tulsa Metro Area, OK Climate

The Tulsa, OK Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures in the summer range from the mid-80s to the upper 90s, while average low temperatures in the winter range from the mid-30s to the lower 40s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an annual average of around 47 inches. Snowfall is also prevalent during the winter months; however, it rarely accumulates more than a few inches at a time. Thunderstorms are common during spring and summer months, and tornadoes can occur throughout the region but typically not very often.

Tulsa Metro Area, Oklahoma gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tulsa Metro Area averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 228 sunny days per year in Tulsa Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tulsa Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 26
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.7 Summer - 6.5 Winter

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

Climate	Tulsa, Oklahoma	United States
	42.2 in.	38.1 in.
	6.1 in.	27.8 in.
	78.1 days	106.2 days
	228 days	205 days
	92.6°	85.8°
	25.9°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.8	4.3
	761 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 the Tulsa metro area with an average high temperature of 92.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In the Tulsa 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 Tulsa metro area are May, October and April.

In the Tulsa metro area, there are 62.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Tulsa metro area with an average of 25.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the Tulsa metro area, there are 79.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the Tulsa metro area, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the Tulsa 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 Tulsa metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Tulsa metro area with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in the Tulsa metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the Tulsa metro area with 9.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 78.1 rainy days annually in the Tulsa 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.1 inches in the Tulsa metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the Tulsa metro area with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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