Erick, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Erick's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 26.2 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.3°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 35°C, 665 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationErick
- Station IDUSC00342944
- Location35.22°N 99.86°W
- Elevation2,060 ft (628 m)
- Population982
On October 23, the normal high in Erick is 72°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Erick.
- Jan 52° 24°
- Feb 56° 27°
- Mar 65° 35°
- Apr 74° 43°
- May 81° 54°
- Jun 90° 65°
- Jul 95° 68°
- Aug 94° 67°
- Sep 86° 59°
- Oct 75° 46°
- Nov 63° 34°
- Dec 52° 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 Erick each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.07 in), the least in January (0.86 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 24°F | 37.7°F | 0.86 | 2.4 | 3 | <1 | 26 | 10 h |
| February | 56°F | 27°F | 41.2°F | 0.91 | 1.2 | 4 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 65°F | 35°F | 49.9°F | 1.77 | 1.3 | 5 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 74°F | 43°F | 58.6°F | 2.38 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 54°F | 67.9°F | 4.07 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 90°F | 65°F | 77.3°F | 3.30 | 0.0 | 8 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 95°F | 68°F | 81.6°F | 2.43 | 0.0 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 94°F | 67°F | 80.5°F | 3.09 | 0.0 | 7 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 59°F | 72.4°F | 2.79 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 46°F | 60.4°F | 2.33 | 0.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 34°F | 48.3°F | 1.21 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 25°F | 38.8°F | 1.06 | 1.9 | 4 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 46°F | 59.6°F | 26.20 | 7.2 | 65 | 83 | 99 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −5°C | 3.2°C | 22 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 13°C | −3°C | 5.1°C | 23 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 18°C | 2°C | 9.9°C | 45 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 23°C | 6°C | 14.8°C | 60 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 12°C | 19.9°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 18°C | 25.2°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 20°C | 27.6°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 19°C | 26.9°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 8°C | 15.8°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 1°C | 9.1°C | 31 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 11°C | −4°C | 3.8°C | 27 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00342944; 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 Erick?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00342944.
When is the last frost in Erick?
In Erick, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 14 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 111 year in 10 after April 29; 9 in 10 after March 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 14; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 197 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 218 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 Erick in zone 7a in ZIP code 73645, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Erick's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (19 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oklahoma · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00342944; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Erick?
In a normal year in Erick, 83 days a year reach 90°F (18 of them 100°F or more), 99 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 65 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 83a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 99a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 65a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1904) is 115°F, on June 14, 1953; the lowest is −17°F, on February 13, 1905.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1986, with 39.19 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 30.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00342944; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00342944. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Erick?
Over a year 83% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Erick, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (77%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.0 |
| February | 77% | 3.7 |
| March | 79% | 4.9 |
| April | 80% | 6.0 |
| May | 80% | 6.5 |
| June | 87% | 7.3 |
| July | 88% | 7.1 |
| August | 87% | 6.4 |
| September | 86% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.1 |
| November | 82% | 3.2 |
| December | 79% | 2.6 |
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 Erick need?
A normal year in Erick brings 3,792 heating degree days, 29% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,843 cooling degree days, 2.0 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 4,860 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 845 | 0 |
| February | 668 | 0 |
| March | 474 | 5 |
| April | 224 | 31 |
| May | 58 | 148 |
| June | 2 | 372 |
| July | 0 | 515 |
| August | 0 | 481 |
| September | 22 | 244 |
| October | 188 | 45 |
| November | 502 | 3 |
| December | 810 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,792 | 1,843 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00342944. 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 Erick's climate compare?
Erick is warmer than 43 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.6°F is warmer than 74%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Erick 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.
What do Erick's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Erick. This page uses Erick; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erick 4 mi ESE Mesonet USC00342948 | 3 mi E | 1,978 ft | 59.5°F | 24°F | 95°F | – | – | April 12 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Erick's climate
What is the coldest month in Erick?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Erick?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Erick?
May, with 4.07 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.86 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Erick in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Erick in zone 7a in ZIP code 73645, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Erick's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Erick?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 29. Waiting until April 29 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Shamrock, TX22 miles from this station, 58.7°F a year
- Elk City, OK24 miles from this station, 60.1°F a year
- Cheyenne, OK24 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Mangum, OK30 miles from this station, 60.6°F a year
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