Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Will Rogers World Airport United States

At Will Rogers World Airport, the summers are hot, muggy, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, snowy, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 30°F to 94°F and is rarely below 16°F or above 102°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Will Rogers World Airport for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early September.

The hot season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 4 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year at Will Rogers World Airport is July, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 24 to February 23, with an average daily high temperature below 58°F. The coldest month of the year at Will Rogers World Airport is January, with an average low of 30°F and high of 50°F.

At Will Rogers World Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Will Rogers World Airport begins around June 6 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around November 4.

The clearest month of the year at Will Rogers World Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 4 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around June 6.

The cloudiest month of the year at Will Rogers World Airport is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Will Rogers World Airport varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from April 10 to September 25, with a greater than 26% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Will Rogers World Airport is May, with an average of 11.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from September 25 to April 10. The month with the fewest wet days at Will Rogers World Airport is January, with an average of 3.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Will Rogers World Airport is May, with an average of 11.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 41% on June 3.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Will Rogers World Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Will Rogers World Airport. The month with the most rain at Will Rogers World Airport is May, with an average rainfall of 4.6 inches.

The month with the least rain at Will Rogers World Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Will Rogers World Airport experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from November 25 to February 22, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Will Rogers World Airport is January, with an average snowfall of 2.1 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.1 months, from February 22 to November 25. The least snow falls around July 21, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Will Rogers World Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:14 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 39 minutes later at 7:53 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:17 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 32 minutes later at 8:49 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Will Rogers World Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Will Rogers World Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 13 to September 29, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 17% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Will Rogers World Airport is July, with 20.6 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Will Rogers World Airport is January, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Will Rogers World Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from January 30 to June 2, with average wind speeds of more than 11.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Will Rogers World Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.9 months, from June 2 to January 30. The calmest month of the year at Will Rogers World Airport is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Will Rogers World Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 10 months, from February 20 to December 20, with a peak percentage of 71% on June 24. The wind is most often from the north for 2.0 months, from December 20 to February 20, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Will Rogers World Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Will Rogers World Airport for general outdoor tourist activities are from early May to early July and from mid August to early October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Will Rogers World Airport for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early September, with a peak score in the second week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Will Rogers World Airport typically lasts for 7.6 months (233 days), from around March 24 to around November 12, rarely starting before March 4 or after April 14, and rarely ending before October 21 or after November 30.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Will Rogers World Airport should appear around February 21, only rarely appearing before February 7 or after March 10.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from April 17 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Will Rogers World Airport is July, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 6 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Will Rogers World Airport is December, with an average of 2.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Will Rogers World Airport are 35.393 deg latitude, -97.601 deg longitude, and 1,286 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Will Rogers World Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 98 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,271 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (292 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (974 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Will Rogers World Airport is covered by grassland (50%), cropland (22%), and artificial surfaces (17%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (35%), and within 50 miles by grassland (55%) and cropland (29%).