Chandler, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Chandler's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 36.0 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.0°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 35°C, 916 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationChandler
- Station IDUSC00341684
- Location35.71°N 96.88°W
- Elevation958 ft (292 m)
- Population2,944
On October 22, the normal high in Chandler is 75°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Chandler.
- Jan 52° 25°
- Feb 57° 28°
- Mar 66° 37°
- Apr 74° 46°
- May 81° 56°
- Jun 91° 66°
- Jul 95° 70°
- Aug 95° 68°
- Sep 87° 60°
- Oct 76° 48°
- Nov 64° 36°
- Dec 54° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Chandler each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.77 in), the least in January (1.21 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 25°F | 38.6°F | 1.21 | 0.7 | 3 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| February | 57°F | 28°F | 42.3°F | 1.51 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 66°F | 37°F | 51.3°F | 2.81 | 0.4 | 6 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 74°F | 46°F | 60.1°F | 3.70 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 56°F | 68.7°F | 4.65 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 91°F | 66°F | 78.1°F | 4.77 | 0.0 | 6 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 95°F | 70°F | 82.3°F | 3.15 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 95°F | 68°F | 81.4°F | 3.13 | 0.0 | 5 | 22 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 87°F | 60°F | 73.5°F | 3.43 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 48°F | 62.0°F | 3.49 | 0.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 36°F | 50.3°F | 2.35 | 0.5 | 4 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 54°F | 27°F | 40.6°F | 1.85 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 47°F | 60.8°F | 36.05 | 2.2 | 61 | 73 | 80 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −4°C | 3.7°C | 31 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 14°C | −2°C | 5.7°C | 38 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 19°C | 3°C | 10.7°C | 71 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 24°C | 8°C | 15.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 13°C | 20.4°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 33°C | 19°C | 25.6°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 21°C | 27.9°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 20°C | 27.4°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 16°C | 23.1°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 25°C | 9°C | 16.7°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 18°C | 2°C | 10.2°C | 60 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 12°C | −3°C | 4.8°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00341684; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Chandler?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00341684.
When is the last frost in Chandler?
In Chandler, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 15 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 71 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 205 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 227 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 28 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chandler in zone 7b in ZIP code 74834, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oklahoma · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00341684; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Chandler?
In a normal year in Chandler, 73 days a year reach 90°F (13 of them 100°F or more), 80 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 61 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 73a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 80a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 61a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1901) is 118°F, on August 10, 1936; the lowest is −20°F, on January 22, 1930.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 50.16 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 34.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00341684; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00341684. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Chandler?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Chandler, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.7 |
| February | 71% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.3 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 74% | 5.7 |
| June | 84% | 6.7 |
| July | 87% | 6.7 |
| August | 85% | 6.0 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 78% | 3.8 |
| November | 77% | 2.9 |
| December | 72% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Chandler need?
A normal year in Chandler brings 3,514 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,001 cooling degree days, 2.2 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,164 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 820 | 0 |
| February | 636 | 1 |
| March | 434 | 10 |
| April | 195 | 47 |
| May | 45 | 160 |
| June | 1 | 394 |
| July | 0 | 536 |
| August | 0 | 508 |
| September | 18 | 272 |
| October | 158 | 65 |
| November | 449 | 7 |
| December | 756 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,514 | 2,001 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00341684. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Chandler's climate compare?
Chandler is warmer than 79 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 44. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.8°F is warmer than 77%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Chandler is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Chandler share this climate record?
8 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Stroud, OK2,862 people · 14 mi E
- Davenport, OK852 people · 7 mi E
- Wellston, OK711 people · 10 mi W
- Carney, OK572 people · 10 mi NW
- Warwick, OK177 people · 7 mi W
- Sparks, OK124 people · 7 mi SE
- Kendrick, OK95 people · 8 mi NE
- Fallis, OK24 people · 14 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Chandler's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Chandler. This page uses Chandler; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler 5 mi SE Mesonet USC00341685 | 6 mi SE | 954 ft | 60.7°F | 28°F | 92°F | – | – | April 2 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Chandler's climate
What is the coldest month in Chandler?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Chandler?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Chandler?
June, with 4.77 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Chandler in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Chandler in zone 7b in ZIP code 74834, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Chandler?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Meeker, OK15 miles from this station, 59.9°F a year
- Cushing, OK20 miles from this station, 60.4°F a year
- Perkins, OK22 miles from this station, 60.4°F a year
- Shawnee, OK24 miles from this station, 60.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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