Zip 74008 (Bixby, OK) Climate

74008 Bixby, OK has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, wet summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 81°F and the average temperature in the winter is around 37°F. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 46 inches of rain each year. Winters tend to be dry, with snowfall being rare. The area experiences frequent thunderstorms during the spring and summer months due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

Bixby (zip 74008), Oklahoma gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bixby (zip 74008) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Bixby (zip 74008). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bixby (zip 74008) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 26
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 74008 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

5.4 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 74008 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bixby, Oklahoma	United States
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	93.1°	85.8°
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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.

August is the hottest month for the 74008 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In the 74008 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 74008 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 74008 zip code, there are 66.5 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 74008 zip code with an average of 25.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 74008 zip code, there are 80.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 74008 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

Humidity in the 74008 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

May is the wettest month in the 74008 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.0 inches in the 74008 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 74008 zip code with 9.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 76.7 rainy days annually in the 74008 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.0 inches in the 74008 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 74008 zip code with 1.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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