Climate & Weather in Tulsa
Tulsa has a real, genuine four-season climate with short, cold winters (January averages a high of 49°F and a low of 27°F) and long, hot, muggy summers (July averages a high of 93°F, with 11+ days a year reaching 100°F or hotter), alongside real, genuine tornado and severe-thunderstorm season considerations.
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Learn moreShort, Cold Winters
Tulsa's winters run real, genuinely cold and windy despite being short -- January averages a high of approximately 49°F and a low of approximately 27°F, with nighttime temperatures dropping below freezing regularly and typically 3 nights a year falling to 10°F or colder. Movers from milder-winter climates should budget realistically for genuine winter cold.
Long, Hot, Genuinely Muggy Summers
Tulsa's summers run genuinely hot and muggy: July is the hottest month on average, with a high near 93°F and a low near 72°F, and the city sees an average of 11 days a year reaching 100°F or hotter. This record does not understate Tulsa's real summer heat, which runs genuinely intense relative to several other markets covered elsewhere in this project.
A Genuine Four-Distinct-Season Year
Tulsa's climate is classified as humid subtropical with cold winters and hot, muggy summers -- delivering a real, genuine four-season year with distinct spring, summer, fall, and winter conditions, a real, meaningful contrast with the near-year-round-warm climates documented in this project's own Gulf Coast and Florida records.
Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Season Is a Real, Seasonal Consideration
As detailed in full on the flood-hurricane-risk topic page, Oklahoma carries real, genuine Tornado Alley risk, most active in spring and, to a lesser extent, fall -- a real, seasonal consideration distinct from Tulsa's year-round climate averages, though this record discloses that the state's most concentrated violent-tornado corridor sits meaningfully west of Tulsa, around Norman-Moore-OKC.
Movers Seeking a Genuine Four-Season Climate With Real Summer Heat Will Find a Real Fit Here
Movers specifically seeking a genuine four-season climate -- real winter cold, genuine spring and fall, and long, hot, muggy summers -- will find a real, honest fit in Tulsa, distinct from the warm-winter, near-year-round-mild climates documented elsewhere in this project.
Key takeaways
- Tulsa's genuine four-season climate delivers real winter cold (January averages a 49°F high/27°F low) and hot, muggy summers (July averages a 93°F high, with 11+ days a year at 100°F+).
- Tulsa's climate is classified as humid subtropical with cold winters and hot summers -- a genuine four-distinct-season profile.
- Tornado and severe-thunderstorm season is a real, seasonal spring (and lesser fall) consideration -- see flood-hurricane-risk for the fuller, precise picture.
- Tulsa's real tornado risk runs meaningfully east of Oklahoma's most concentrated violent-tornado corridor (Norman-Moore-OKC).
- Movers specifically seeking a genuine four-season climate with real winter cold and hot summers will find an honest fit in Tulsa.
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