Zip 74856 (Mill Creek, OK) Climate

The climate in 74856 Mill Creek, OK is typically hot and humid during the summer months, with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter, temperatures can often drop to below freezing. The area experiences an average of 45 inches of rain a year, and snow is also common throughout the winter months. The area is generally sunny most days and can experience severe weather such as tornadoes and thunderstorms at times.

Mill Creek (zip 74856), Oklahoma gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mill Creek (zip 74856) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 234 sunny days per year in Mill Creek (zip 74856). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mill Creek (zip 74856) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 29
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 74856 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

5 Summer - 7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 74856 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mill Creek, Oklahoma	United States
	42.4 in.	38.1 in.
	3.2 in.	27.8 in.
	77.5 days	106.2 days
	234 days	205 days
	93.7°	85.8°
	29.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.6	4.3
	883 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 74856 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 74856 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 74856 zip code are October, May and April.

In the 74856 zip code, there are 73.7 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 74856 zip code with an average of 29.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.

In the 74856 zip code, there are 61.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.

In the 74856 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

Humidity in the 74856 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

May is the wettest month in the 74856 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.4 inches in the 74856 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 74856 zip code with 8.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 77.5 rainy days annually in the 74856 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.2 inches in the 74856 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 74856 zip code with 1.6 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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