Fittstown, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fittstown's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 93°F August afternoons, with 43.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.1°C, January lows of −1°C, August highs of 34°C, 1,106 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFittstown 6 mi SW Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00343145
- Location34.55°N 96.72°W
- Elevation1,148 ft (350 m)
- From the center6 miles
- Population (census place)45
On October 23, the normal high in Fittstown is 72°F and the normal low 48°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fittstown.
- Jan 51° 30°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 62° 42°
- Apr 71° 49°
- May 78° 58°
- Jun 86° 66°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 93° 69°
- Sep 85° 62°
- Oct 74° 51°
- Nov 62° 40°
- Dec 52° 32°
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 Fittstown each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.87 in), the least in January (2.10 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 30°F | 40.3°F | 2.10 | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 33°F | 44.1°F | 2.38 | – | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 62°F | 42°F | 52.1°F | 3.26 | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 49°F | 60.1°F | 3.84 | – | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 58°F | 68.2°F | 5.87 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 66°F | 76.3°F | 4.76 | – | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 70°F | 80.8°F | 3.41 | – | 22 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 93°F | 69°F | 80.9°F | 2.84 | – | 22 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 62°F | 73.1°F | 4.90 | – | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 51°F | 62.3°F | 4.54 | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 40°F | 51.2°F | 2.97 | – | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 32°F | 41.9°F | 2.66 | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 50°F | 61.0°F | 43.53 | – | 68 | 66 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −1°C | 4.6°C | 53 mm |
| February | 13°C | 1°C | 6.7°C | 60 mm |
| March | 17°C | 5°C | 11.2°C | 83 mm |
| April | 22°C | 9°C | 15.6°C | 98 mm |
| May | 26°C | 15°C | 20.1°C | 149 mm |
| June | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 121 mm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.1°C | 87 mm |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.2°C | 72 mm |
| September | 29°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 124 mm |
| October | 23°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 115 mm |
| November | 17°C | 5°C | 10.7°C | 75 mm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.5°C | 68 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Chickasaw Nra (15 miles away), gets 2 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00343145; 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 Fittstown?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September 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 USC00343145.
When is the last frost in Fittstown?
In Fittstown, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 29 in half of years and after April 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 6 in half of years and before October 21 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
- March 291 year in 10 after April 18; 9 in 10 after March 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 61 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 222 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 246 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 14 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fittstown in zone 7b in ZIP code 74842, 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 USC00343145; 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 Fittstown?
In a normal year in Fittstown, 68 days a year reach 90°F (11 of them 100°F or more) and 66 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 68a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 66a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00343145.
How sunny is Fittstown?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fittstown, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.7 |
| February | 70% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.3 |
| April | 74% | 5.4 |
| May | 74% | 5.8 |
| June | 83% | 6.7 |
| July | 87% | 6.8 |
| August | 86% | 6.1 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 79% | 3.9 |
| November | 77% | 3.0 |
| December | 72% | 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 Fittstown need?
A normal year in Fittstown brings 3,296 heating degree days, 39% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,852 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 5,078 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 764 | 0 |
| February | 587 | 2 |
| March | 411 | 11 |
| April | 181 | 35 |
| May | 48 | 147 |
| June | 1 | 338 |
| July | 0 | 490 |
| August | 0 | 493 |
| September | 14 | 259 |
| October | 156 | 72 |
| November | 420 | 6 |
| December | 715 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,296 | 1,852 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00343145. 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 Fittstown been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 62.3°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 61.0°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.1°F | +0.1°F | 35.87 |
| 2022 | 61.7°F | +0.7°F | 34.83 |
| 2023 | 62.8°F | +1.8°F | 37.17 |
| 2024 | 63.8°F | +2.8°F | 44.30 |
| 2025 | 62.3°F | +1.3°F | 46.20 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00343145. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fittstown's climate compare?
Fittstown is warmer than 86 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 73. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.0°F is warmer than 77%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fittstown 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 Fittstown share this climate record?
2 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.
- Fitzhugh, OK187 people · 8 mi N
- Pontotoc, OK89 people · 7 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Fittstown's climate
What is the coldest month in Fittstown?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is August (93°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Fittstown?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Fittstown's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Chickasaw Nra (15 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Fittstown?
May, with 5.87 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 2.10 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fittstown in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fittstown in zone 7b in ZIP code 74842, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Fittstown?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 29; in one year in ten it comes after April 18. Waiting until April 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Sulphur, OK13 miles from this station, 61.3°F a year
- Chickasaw Nra, OK15 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Tishomingo, OK16 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Ada, OK16 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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