Zip 73565 (Ryan, OK) Climate

Ryan, OK, located in Jefferson County, has a climate that is typical of the Southern Plains region. Summers tend to be hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90s during the day and above 70F most nights. Winters are usually mild but can get quite cold at times with temperatures dipping below freezing overnight. Precipitation is plentiful in Ryan with an average annual total of around 40 inches of rain, mostly concentrated in late winter and spring months. Snowfall is rare but does occur occasionally. Overall, Ryan's climate provides pleasant weather for much of the year and makes it an ideal place to live.

Ryan (zip 73565), Oklahoma gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ryan (zip 73565) 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 Ryan (zip 73565). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ryan (zip 73565) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 30
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 73565 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

5 Summer - 7.2 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 73565 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ryan, Oklahoma	United States
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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.

August is the hottest month for the 73565 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.0°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In the 73565 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 73565 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 73565 zip code, there are 88.7 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 73565 zip code with an average of 29.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73565 zip code, there are 61.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73565 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 73565 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, June and August are the three most humid months in the 73565 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 73565 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 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 33.2 inches in the 73565 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 73565 zip code with 7.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 62.5 rainy days annually in the 73565 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 1.5 inches in the 73565 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 73565 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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