Zip 74761 (Swink, OK) Climate

74761 Swink, OK has a warm and dry climate. The average summer temperatures reach up to 93°F while the average winter temperatures remain around 35°F. On an annual basis, the area receives very little rainfall with about 17 inches each year. The area enjoys around 310 sunny days per year which makes it ideal for outdoor activities such as hiking and camping in nearby parks.

Swink (zip 74761), Oklahoma gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Swink (zip 74761) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Swink (zip 74761). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Swink (zip 74761) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 74761 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

5.4 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 74761 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Swink, 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 74761 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 74761 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 74761 zip code are October, May and April.

In the 74761 zip code, there are 66.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 74761 zip code with an average of 28.4°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 74761 zip code, there are 71.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 74761 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

Humidity in the 74761 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 May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

May is the wettest month in the 74761 zip code with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.7 inches in the 74761 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 74761 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 93.3 rainy days annually in the 74761 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.3 inches in the 74761 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. February is the snowiest month in the 74761 zip code with 0.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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