Zip 73568 (Temple, OK) Climate

Temple, OK has a warm and humid climate typical of the southern part of the United States. Summers in Temple are long and hot with average temperatures staying in the mid-80s while humidity levels can reach up to 80%. Winters in Temple are mild with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing and often hover around 50°F. Spring and Fall in Temple have cooler temperatures than summer but remain mild with average highs in the mid-70s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year but most concentrated during late spring/early summer and fall months.

Temple (zip 73568), Oklahoma gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Temple (zip 73568) 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 Temple (zip 73568). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Temple (zip 73568) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 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 28
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73568 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

5.1 Summer - 7.2 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 73568 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Temple, Oklahoma	United States
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	96.4°	85.8°
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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 73568 zip code with an average high temperature of 96.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In the 73568 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 73568 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 73568 zip code, there are 91.2 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 73568 zip code with an average of 28.2°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73568 zip code, there are 69.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In the 73568 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 73568 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 73568 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 73568 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.4 inches in the 73568 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 73568 zip code with 6.7 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 59.6 rainy days annually in the 73568 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.5 inches in the 73568 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. February is the snowiest month in the 73568 zip code with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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