Zip 73543 (Geronimo, OK) Climate

Geronimo, OK (73543) has a temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 64°F, and the average daily maximum temperature in the summer ranges from 88 to 92°F. Winters are typically mild, with temperatures ranging between 36 and 51°F. Precipitation in Geronimo generally averages around 34 inches per year, resulting in an overall semi-arid climate that supports some grassland vegetation.

Geronimo (zip 73543), Oklahoma gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Geronimo (zip 73543) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Geronimo (zip 73543). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Geronimo (zip 73543) 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 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73543 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

5.3 Summer - 7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 73543 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Geronimo, Oklahoma	United States
	32.8 in.	38.1 in.
	1.9 in.	27.8 in.
	63.7 days	106.2 days
	244 days	205 days
	96.1°	85.8°
	27.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	5.4	4.3
	1092 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 73543 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In the 73543 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 73543 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 73543 zip code, there are 87.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 73543 zip code with an average of 27.1°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73543 zip code, there are 74.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73543 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 73543 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, June and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 73543 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 73543 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.8 inches in the 73543 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 73543 zip code with 7.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 63.7 rainy days annually in the 73543 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.9 inches in the 73543 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 73543 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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