Cherokee, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cherokee's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.1°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 35°C.
- NOAA stationCherokee 1 mi SSW Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00341726
- Location36.75°N 98.36°W
- Elevation1,187 ft (362 m)
- Population1,453
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cherokee.
- Jan 48° 24°
- Feb 52° 26°
- Mar 62° 36°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 81° 56°
- Jun 90° 66°
- Jul 95° 71°
- Aug 93° 70°
- Sep 85° 61°
- Oct 73° 47°
- Nov 60° 34°
- Dec 49° 25°
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 Cherokee each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 24°F | 36.1°F | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 52°F | 26°F | 39.3°F | – | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 62°F | 36°F | 48.7°F | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 45°F | 57.7°F | – | 1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 81°F | 56°F | 68.2°F | – | 6 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 90°F | 66°F | 78.4°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 95°F | 71°F | 82.8°F | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 93°F | 70°F | 81.4°F | – | 21 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 85°F | 61°F | 73.1°F | – | 11 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 47°F | 60.2°F | – | 2 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 34°F | 46.8°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 49°F | 25°F | 37.0°F | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 47°F | 59.1°F | – | 87 | 105 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.3°C |
| February | 11°C | −3°C | 4.1°C |
| March | 16°C | 2°C | 9.3°C |
| April | 22°C | 7°C | 14.3°C |
| May | 27°C | 13°C | 20.1°C |
| June | 32°C | 19°C | 25.8°C |
| July | 35°C | 22°C | 28.2°C |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.4°C |
| September | 30°C | 16°C | 22.8°C |
| October | 23°C | 8°C | 15.7°C |
| November | 15°C | 1°C | 8.2°C |
| December | 9°C | −4°C | 2.8°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Cherokee's own co-op station Cherokee (4 mi W) does: 11 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00341726; 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 Cherokee?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October.
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 USC00341726.
When is the last frost in Cherokee?
In Cherokee, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 10 in half of years and after April 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 in half of years and before October 17 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 101 year in 10 after April 26; 9 in 10 after March 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 201 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 219 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 1 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cherokee in zone 7a in ZIP code 73728, 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 USC00341726; 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 Cherokee?
In a normal year in Cherokee, 87 days a year reach 90°F (24 of them 100°F or more) and 105 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 87a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 105a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 11high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00341726.
How sunny is Cherokee?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cherokee, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (75%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.8 |
| February | 75% | 3.5 |
| March | 77% | 4.6 |
| April | 78% | 5.7 |
| May | 79% | 6.3 |
| June | 86% | 7.1 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 86% | 6.2 |
| September | 85% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 4.0 |
| November | 81% | 3.0 |
| December | 76% | 2.4 |
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 Cherokee need?
A normal year in Cherokee brings 4,101 heating degree days, 24% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,998 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 4,925 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 896 | 0 |
| February | 720 | 0 |
| March | 513 | 6 |
| April | 250 | 31 |
| May | 71 | 170 |
| June | 1 | 401 |
| July | 1 | 552 |
| August | 0 | 510 |
| September | 21 | 264 |
| October | 209 | 60 |
| November | 550 | 3 |
| December | 869 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,101 | 1,998 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00341726. 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.
Has Cherokee been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 60.2°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.1°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.8°F | +0.6°F |
| 2022 | 59.9°F | +0.8°F |
| 2023 | 60.2°F | +1.1°F |
| 2024 | 61.8°F | +2.7°F |
| 2025 | 60.2°F | +1.1°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00341726. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cherokee's climate compare?
Cherokee is warmer than 29 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.1°F is warmer than 72%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Cherokee share this climate record?
Lambert has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Lambert, OK6 people · 6 mi SW
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 Cherokee's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Cherokee. This page uses Cherokee 1 mi SSW Mesonet; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee (4 mi W) USC00341724 | 4 mi W | 1,239 ft | 58.5°F | 21°F | 96°F | 31.3 | 11 | April 15 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Cherokee's climate
What is the coldest month in Cherokee?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Cherokee?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Cherokee's NOAA station; Cherokee's own co-op station Cherokee (4 mi W) records 11 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Cherokee in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cherokee in zone 7a in ZIP code 73728, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Cherokee?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 10; in one year in ten it comes after April 26. Waiting until April 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Great Salt Plains Dam, OK12 miles from this station, 59.2°F a year
- Helena, OK16 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Alva, OK19 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- Kiowa, KS20 miles from this station, 57.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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