Zip 73840 (Fargo, OK) Climate

Fargo, OK is located in the southeastern corner of Oklahoma, where it experiences a humid subtropical climate. Summers are generally hot and muggy with high temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s accompanied by plenty of sunshine and humidity. Winters are milder with occasional cold spells but usually remain above freezing, and spring and fall tend to be mild but unpredictable. Precipitation is relatively abundant throughout the year, so Fargo gets an average of around 50 inches of rain each year. Thunderstorms also occur frequently during the summer months.

Fargo (zip 73840), Oklahoma gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fargo (zip 73840) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Fargo (zip 73840). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fargo (zip 73840) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 20
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73840 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.5 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73840 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fargo, Oklahoma	United States
	24.1 in.	38.1 in.
	13.9 in.	27.8 in.
	65.8 days	106.2 days
	241 days	205 days
	93.1°	85.8°
	19.9°	21.7°
	7.6	7
	5.5	4.3
	2093 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.

July is the hottest month for the 73840 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73840 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 73840 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 73840 zip code, there are 68.0 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 73840 zip code with an average of 19.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73840 zip code, there are 120.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73840 zip code, there are 2.2 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 73840 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 73840 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.1 inches in the 73840 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73840 zip code with 7.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 65.8 rainy days annually in the 73840 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 13.9 inches in the 73840 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73840 zip code with 3.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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