Zip 73644 (Elk City, OK) Climate

Elk City, OK 73644 has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild, wet winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically peak around 90°F with high levels of humidity, while during the winter temperatures can get as low as 25°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year in Elk City, with an average of 46 inches falling annually. The area is particularly prone to severe thunderstorms during the spring and summer months.

Elk City (zip 73644), Oklahoma gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elk City (zip 73644) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 240 sunny days per year in Elk City (zip 73644). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elk City (zip 73644) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 64 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 24
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73644 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.1 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73644 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 73644 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73644 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 73644 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 73644 zip code, there are 70.1 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 73644 zip code with an average of 24.4°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73644 zip code, there are 92.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73644 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 73644 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 73644 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 73644 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.5 inches in the 73644 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73644 zip code with 8.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 64.3 rainy days annually in the 73644 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 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.3 inches in the 73644 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73644 zip code with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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