Woodward Metro Area, OK Climate

The Woodward, OK Metro Area has a mild climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. Average temperatures in July, the hottest month of the year, range from the mid-80s to the low 90s. January is the coldest month with average temperatures ranging from the low 20s to the mid-40s. The area experiences frequent rain showers throughout the year and is known for its beautiful thunderstorms in late spring and summer months. Snowfall can be expected during winter months but it usually melts quickly due to warm temperatures.

Woodward Metro Area, Oklahoma gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Woodward Metro Area averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 240 sunny days per year in Woodward Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Woodward Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 21
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Woodward metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.1 Summer - 6.4 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the Woodward metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Woodward, Oklahoma	United States
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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 Woodward metro area with an average high temperature of 94.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the Woodward 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 Woodward metro area are May, October and September.

In the Woodward metro area, there are 73.6 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 Woodward metro area with an average of 20.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the Woodward metro area, there are 116.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the Woodward metro area, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Woodward 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the Woodward metro area with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.0 inches in the Woodward metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the Woodward metro area with 7.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.4 rainy days. There are 66.4 rainy days annually in the Woodward metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.6 inches in the Woodward metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the Woodward metro area with 3.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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