Zip 73647 (Foss, OK) Climate

The climate in 73647 Foss, OK is generally warm and sunny throughout the year. The area experiences hot summers with temperatures reaching up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit and cold winters with temperatures dropping down to 28 degrees. Rainfall is mostly light and evenly distributed throughout the year. The area also experiences occasional severe weather including thunderstorms, hail, and high winds. Snowfall is rare in this region but can occur during the winter months.

Foss (zip 73647), Oklahoma gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Foss (zip 73647) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 239 sunny days per year in Foss (zip 73647). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Foss (zip 73647) 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 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73647 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

6.7 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73647 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Foss, Oklahoma	United States
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	94.4°	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.

July is the hottest month for the 73647 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73647 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 73647 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 73647 zip code, there are 72.9 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 73647 zip code with an average of 24.1°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73647 zip code, there are 95.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73647 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 73647 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 73647 zip code.

June is the wettest month in the 73647 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.6 inches in the 73647 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73647 zip code with 8.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 63.6 rainy days annually in the 73647 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer 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 7.0 inches in the 73647 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 73647 zip code with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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