Zip 73642 (Durham, OK) Climate

Durham, OK is located in a temperate climate region. The summers are hot and humid, with average temperatures in the high 80s, while the winters are mild with temperatures typically ranging from the low 30s to mid-50s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, and snowfall is light on average. Rainfall amounts can remain relatively low during the drier months of summer but increase with cooler fall temperatures and winter storms. The town experiences all four seasons in full, making it an ideal place for outdoor activities all year round!

Durham (zip 73642), Oklahoma gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Durham (zip 73642) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 253 sunny days per year in Durham (zip 73642). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Durham (zip 73642) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 61 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73642 zip code is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.9 Summer - 6.5 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 73642 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Durham, Oklahoma	United States
	26.2 in.	38.1 in.
	11.2 in.	27.8 in.
	60.5 days	106.2 days
	253 days	205 days
	91.7°	85.8°
	22.0°	21.7°
	7.7	7
	5.3	4.3
	2402 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.

August is the hottest month for the 73642 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Oklahoma. In the 73642 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 73642 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 73642 zip code, there are 61.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 73642 zip code with an average of 22.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73642 zip code, there are 109.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73642 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 comfortable in the 73642 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in the 73642 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.2 inches in the 73642 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73642 zip code with 7.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 60.5 rainy days annually in the 73642 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in the 73642 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73642 zip code with 3.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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