Stillwater Metro Area, OK Climate

The Stillwater, OK Metro Area is known to have a humid sub-tropical climate. Summers are typically hot and muggy, with temperatures reaching up to the high nineties during the day. Winters tend to be mild with temperatures in the forties on average, and occasionally dipping into the twenties. The region experiences an average of 10 inches of rain throughout the year, as well as occasional thunderstorms and tornadoes. Overall, it can be a comfortable place to live with cool nights throughout the year and milder summers than in other areas of Oklahoma.

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

Stillwater Metro Area averages 6 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 Stillwater Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stillwater Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 24
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6 Summer - 6.6 Winter

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

Climate	Stillwater, Oklahoma	United States
	38.1 in.	38.1 in.
	5.9 in.	27.8 in.
	68.8 days	106.2 days
	233 days	205 days
	93.0°	85.8°
	24.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.2	4.3
	937 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 Stillwater metro area with an average high temperature of 93.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In the Stillwater 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 Stillwater metro area are May, October and April.

In the Stillwater metro area, there are 64.7 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 Stillwater metro area with an average of 24.2°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the Stillwater metro area, there are 90.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the Stillwater 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 Stillwater 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 Stillwater metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Stillwater metro area with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in the Stillwater metro area means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the Stillwater metro area with 8.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 68.8 rainy days annually in the Stillwater metro area, which is less rainy 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 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in the Stillwater metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the Stillwater metro area with 2.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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