Zip 73491 (Velma, OK) Climate

73491 Velma, OK has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures range from 47°F in January to 94°F in July. Average low temperatures range from 24°F in January to 76°F in July. Precipitation is generally distributed evenly throughout the year with an average of 20-33 inches of rain each year. Snowfall averages 0-2 inches annually with occasional snow storms bringing up to 6 inches of snow or more. Humidity levels are generally moderate throughout the year and can become uncomfortably high during summer months.

Velma (zip 73491), Oklahoma gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Velma (zip 73491) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 236 sunny days per year in Velma (zip 73491). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Velma (zip 73491) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 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 26
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 73491 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Oklahoma.

5.8 Summer - 6.9 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 73491 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Velma, 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 73491 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oklahoma. In the 73491 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 73491 zip code are May, October and April.

In the 73491 zip code, there are 71.1 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 73491 zip code with an average of 26.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 73491 zip code, there are 79.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

In the 73491 zip code, there are 0.2 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 73491 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 73491 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 73491 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in the 73491 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in the 73491 zip code with 7.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 65.5 rainy days annually in the 73491 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in the 73491 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. December is the snowiest month in the 73491 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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