Zip 73717 (Alva, OK) Climate

The climate in Alva, OK (73717) is typical of the Great Plains region of the United States. Summers tend to be hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit (32-35°C). Winters are cold and dry, with temperatures sometimes plunging below freezing. Precipitation levels are generally around 30-40 inches per year, with most rain occurring during April and May. Spring and fall tend to have mild temperatures, which makes it a great time to explore outdoors in Alva.

Alva (zip 73717), Oklahoma gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alva (zip 73717) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Alva (zip 73717). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alva (zip 73717) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 57 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 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73717 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

6.5 Summer - 6.4 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73717 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Alva, Oklahoma	United States
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	11.6 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	231 days	Unlock
	95.6°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.3	Unlock
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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 73717 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In the 73717 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 73717 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 73717 zip code, there are 78.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 73717 zip code with an average of 20.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73717 zip code, there are 114.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73717 zip code, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 73717 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 73717 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 73717 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.8 inches in the 73717 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73717 zip code with 7.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 57.4 rainy days annually in the 73717 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.6 inches in the 73717 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73717 zip code with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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