Zip 73857 (Sharon, OK) Climate

73857 Sharon, OK has a warm and humid climate. The summers are long and hot, with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s. Winters can be cool with temperatures reaching into the low 30s. Rainfall is abundant during the spring and summer months, while snowfall is sparse during the winter months. This makes for a great overall climate for outdoor activities all year round!

Sharon (zip 73857), Oklahoma gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sharon (zip 73857) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 240 sunny days per year in Sharon (zip 73857). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sharon (zip 73857) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73857 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

7.1 Summer - 6.4 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 73857 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sharon, Oklahoma	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	12.2 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	240 days	Unlock
	94.1°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.5	Unlock
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	2077 ft.	Unlock

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 73857 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73857 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 73857 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 73857 zip code, there are 73.0 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 73857 zip code with an average of 20.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73857 zip code, there are 117.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.

In the 73857 zip code, there are 2.0 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 73857 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 73857 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 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 26.6 inches in the 73857 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oklahoma.

June is the rainiest month in the 73857 zip code with 8.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 69.0 rainy days annually in the 73857 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.2 inches in the 73857 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73857 zip code with 3.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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