Zip 73736 (Fairmont, OK) Climate

The climate in 73736 Fairmont, OK is generally warm and temperate. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching around 85°F (29°C) while winters tend to be mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below 30°F (-1°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of around 39 inches (99 cm) annually. Special weather events such as snowfall or thunderstorms are rare but not unheard of. Overall, the climate in this region is pleasant and comfortable throughout the year.

Fairmont (zip 73736), Oklahoma gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairmont (zip 73736) averages 9 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 Fairmont (zip 73736). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairmont (zip 73736) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 74 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 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73736 zip code 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 73736 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fairmont, Oklahoma	United States
	34.6 in.	38.1 in.
	9.0 in.	27.8 in.
	74.2 days	106.2 days
	233 days	205 days
	94.0°	85.8°
	23.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.2	4.3
	1184 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 73736 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73736 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 73736 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 73736 zip code, there are 69.4 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 73736 zip code with an average of 23.2°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73736 zip code, there are 95.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73736 zip code, there are 1.0 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 73736 zip code 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 73736 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 73736 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.6 inches in the 73736 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 73736 zip code with 8.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 74.2 rainy days annually in the 73736 zip code, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.0 inches in the 73736 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 73736 zip code with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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