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30-year climate normals

Kay County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

93.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 24.6°F.

Kay County gets 33.57" of precipitation a year, and 40% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 47.2° 24.6° 1.02"
February 52.0° 28.2° 1.10"
March 61.7° 37.3° 2.17"
April 70.6° 46.4° 3.78"
May 79.0° 57.2° 5.10"
June 88.3° 67.0° 4.70"
July 93.3° 71.4° 3.70"
August 92.1° 69.7° 3.28"
September 84.3° 61.1° 2.74"
October 72.5° 48.4° 3.06"
November 59.8° 36.4° 1.65"
December 48.9° 27.4° 1.27"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 40% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 1.02"
February 1.10"
March 2.17"
April 3.78"
May 5.10"
June 4.70"
July 3.70"
August 3.28"
September 2.74"
October 3.06"
November 1.65"
December 1.27"
Annual total 33.57"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,940
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,958
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.38¢/kWh, Oklahoma average $260
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $185

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Kay County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Kay County?

Kay County averages a high of 93.3°F in July and a low of 24.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 33.57 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Kay County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 40% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Kay County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 93.3°F. That drives 1,940 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Kay County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Kay County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station PONCA CITY MUNI AP, OK US (USW00013969), 5.9 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Oklahoma residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.