Zip 74070 (Skiatook, OK) Climate

The climate of 74070 Skiatook, OK is hot and humid during the summer months with temperatures generally reaching into the nineties (Fahrenheit), and mild and pleasant during the winter months, with temperatures typically hovering around the fifties and sixties (Fahrenheit). The area receives an average of 47 inches of rain annually, spread across all four seasons, making it a fairly humid area. During the winter months, snowfall is possible but not nearly as common as areas further north.

Skiatook (zip 74070), Oklahoma gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Skiatook (zip 74070) averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Skiatook (zip 74070). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Skiatook (zip 74070) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 74070 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

5.7 Summer - 6.4 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 74070 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Skiatook, Oklahoma	United States
	41.9 in.	38.1 in.
	8.6 in.	27.8 in.
	83.0 days	106.2 days
	230 days	205 days
	92.1°	85.8°
	26.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.9	4.3
	688 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 74070 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In the 74070 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 74070 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 74070 zip code, there are 57.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 74070 zip code with an average of 26.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 74070 zip code, there are 78.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 74070 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 74070 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 74070 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 74070 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in the 74070 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 74070 zip code with 9.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 83.0 rainy days annually in the 74070 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.6 inches in the 74070 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the 74070 zip code with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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