Zip 73096 (Weatherford, OK) Climate

73096 Weatherford, OK, USA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months can reach up to 90°F (32°C), while in the winter, temperatures can drop to near freezing. The area typically receives around 39 inches of precipitation per year with occasional periods of droughts. The area also experiences some severe weather such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hail during the warmer months.

Weatherford (zip 73096), Oklahoma gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Weatherford (zip 73096) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 235 sunny days per year in Weatherford (zip 73096). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Weatherford (zip 73096) 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73096 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

6.5 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73096 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Weatherford, Oklahoma	United States
	31.9 in.	38.1 in.
	6.4 in.	27.8 in.
	68.8 days	106.2 days
	235 days	205 days
	93.8°	85.8°
	24.8°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	5	4.3
	1656 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 73096 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73096 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 73096 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 73096 zip code, there are 69.9 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 73096 zip code with an average of 24.8°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73096 zip code, there are 87.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73096 zip code, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 73096 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 73096 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 73096 zip code with 4.7 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 31.9 inches in the 73096 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73096 zip code with 8.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 68.8 rainy days annually in the 73096 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.4 inches in the 73096 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 73096 zip code with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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