Pocola, OK Climate

Pocola, OK has a temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. The temperature ranges from an average high of around 90°F in July to an average low of 32°F in January. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with approximately 5 inches spread over 10 days each month on average. Summers tend to be humid, due to the area's proximity to nearby bodies of water. The area is also prone to thunderstorms during the summer months, which usually consist of brief downpour followed by sunny skies.

Pocola, Oklahoma gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pocola averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Pocola. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pocola gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pocola is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Oklahoma.

5.3 Summer - 6.7 Winter

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

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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 Pocola with an average high temperature of 93.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. In Pocola, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pocola are May, October and April.

In Pocola, there are 67.6 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 Pocola with an average of 27.5°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

In Pocola, there are 73.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.

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

Humidity in Pocola 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 June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

May is the wettest month in Pocola with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.0 inches in Pocola means that it is wetter than most places in Oklahoma.

May is the rainiest month in Pocola with 9.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 89.9 rainy days annually in Pocola, which is one of the rainiest places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.8 inches in Pocola means that it is less snowy than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Pocola with 1.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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