Zip 73844 (Gate, OK) Climate

Gate, Oklahoma experiences a humid subtropical climate. In the summer months, temperatures can range from warm to hot with average highs in July reaching up to 89°F. Winters are usually mild, with January typically being the coldest month with an average temperature of 42°F. Rainfall is spread throughout the year and the area receives just over 35 inches of precipitation annually. Gate also experiences around 60 days of thunderstorms per year, making it one of the most active areas in Oklahoma when it comes to severe weather phenomena.

Gate (zip 73844), Oklahoma gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gate (zip 73844) averages 16 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 Gate (zip 73844). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gate (zip 73844) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 68 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 21
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73844 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.4 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73844 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gate, Oklahoma	United States
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	93.8°	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 73844 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73844 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 73844 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 73844 zip code, there are 71.3 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 73844 zip code with an average of 20.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73844 zip code, there are 115.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73844 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 73844 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 73844 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.1 inches in the 73844 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73844 zip code with 8.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.4 rainy days. There are 68.0 rainy days annually in the 73844 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.0 inches in the 73844 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73844 zip code with 4.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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