El Reno, OK Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from El Reno's primary NOAA station, EL RENO 1 N - 2 stations mapped to the area.
The climate verdict for El Reno
El Reno, Oklahoma has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 59°F. It scores 83/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 81% of them.
- 59°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 83/100
- comfort score, above 81% of station-mapped location scores
- 34.5"
- annual precipitation · 4" snow
- 208 days
- growing season, frost-free days
El Reno: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00342818 · El Reno, OK 59°F mean · 34.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-MULTI · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 59°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,940
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Perryton
- PRCP-MID 34.5"
- SWING-MID 45°F
- COMF-TOP 83/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,917 HDD
- STN-MULTI USC00342818
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Perryton, TX (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OK station list.
- El Reno (this station) 59°F
- Cold Claremore, OK 59°F
- Hot Orlando, OK 59°F
- Near Perryton, TX 59°F
- Near Evansville Muse…, IN 59°F
Climate Living Index · El Reno
El Reno: 66/100 · grade C
El Reno publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for El Reno, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 83/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 34.5 in · 0.5 from 35 in | 95/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.1°F · 8.4° from 67.5°F | 73/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 3.6 inches/year | 73/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 208 days/year | 70/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 165 calendar days | 36/100 · F |
El Reno · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
El Reno is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 36.9°F and warmest-month mean 81.8°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 81.8°F
- Coldest month
- 36.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where El Reno sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for El Reno's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 28% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, El Reno sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 47th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 58th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How El Reno compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
El Reno's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
83 Top 19% score exceeds 81% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F (9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.9" | 1.8" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 53°F (12°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 1.2" | 0.4" | 15.0 | 0.1 |
| March | 62°F (17°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 8.1 | 0.3 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 3.1" | 0.0" | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 79°F (26°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 5.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 5.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| July | 94°F (34°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 25.2 |
| August | 92°F (34°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.2 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.7 |
| October | 73°F (23°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 2.1" | 0.3" | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 50°F (10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 1.5" | 1.1" | 19.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
El Reno works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 25 and hold at or above 90°F on 65 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 100 dates, bottoming at 25°F around January 18.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 24 through August 27, covering 65 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 12 to October 23.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 4, then returns to freezing around November 26, covering 100 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 30, when 30% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 2 at 14%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 72 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 26 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for El Reno.
Where El Reno Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 65 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
El Reno earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.8"
4.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
3.7 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
5.4 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
5.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
4.9 days with precipitation
El Reno runs a summer-peaked wet season
35% of El Reno's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 5.6", on a 44.9°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, May, August, taking 41% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.9".
- Winter share: 10% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
When it rains in El Reno, it arrives in quantity
34.5" of precipitation falls across only about 72 wet days here, averaging 0.48 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 72 a year, 20% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.48 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 9
- Fewest wet days
- February, about 4
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches El Reno, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 3.6 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 2 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 31
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 6
50% probability date
Growing Season
208 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,917
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,814
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OK closest to El Reno on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (59°F here).
- Durham, NC 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Huntsville, AR 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Lebanon, TN 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Lenoir City, TN 59°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (34.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Amery, WI 34.5" · 0.0" off
- Milwaukee, WI 34.6" · 0.0" off
- Wells, MN 34.5" · 0.0" off
- Alma, MI 34.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How El Reno's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
El Reno's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,917 annual heating degree days against 1,814 for cooling. Its 44.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
El Reno's frost-free season lasts about 208 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in El Reno's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 44.9°F. The annual average is 59°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
El Reno's 34.5 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Annual snowfall totals 3.6 inches. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from El Reno's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for El Reno, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from El Reno's primary station: EL RENO 1 N (USC00342818). 2 NOAA stations are mapped to the El Reno area; the primary station's record is used for consistency. For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4023700). Match rule for El Reno: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for El Reno comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.