Zip 73726 (Carmen, OK) Climate

The climate in 73726 Carmen, OK is typically characterized by hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures in the summer months can reach as high as 90°F during the day, while temperatures during the winter months usually stay above freezing. Precipitation levels are relatively low year-round with an average of around 25 inches per year, and snowfall is usually limited to a couple of light dustings each year. Overall, 73726 Carmen, OK has a pleasant climate that makes it an ideal location to live.

Carmen (zip 73726), Oklahoma gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carmen (zip 73726) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Carmen (zip 73726). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carmen (zip 73726) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73726 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

6.3 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73726 zip code, while July and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Carmen, Oklahoma	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	12.4 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	229 days	Unlock
	95.3°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.2	Unlock
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	1339 ft.	Unlock

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 73726 zip code with an average high temperature of 95.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In the 73726 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 73726 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 73726 zip code, there are 77.2 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 73726 zip code with an average of 21.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73726 zip code, there are 110.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73726 zip code, there are 1.7 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 73726 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 73726 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 73726 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.7 inches in the 73726 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73726 zip code with 7.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.9 rainy days. There are 63.2 rainy days annually in the 73726 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 12.4 inches in the 73726 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73726 zip code with 3.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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