Freedom, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Freedom's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 26.1 inches of precipitation and 10 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.1°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 35°C, 663 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFreedom
- Station IDUSC00343358
- Location36.76°N 99.11°W
- Elevation1,515 ft (462 m)
- Population179
On October 23, the normal high in Freedom is 71°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Freedom.
- Jan 49° 19°
- Feb 53° 23°
- Mar 63° 33°
- Apr 72° 42°
- May 80° 54°
- Jun 89° 64°
- Jul 94° 68°
- Aug 93° 66°
- Sep 85° 57°
- Oct 74° 42°
- Nov 61° 30°
- Dec 50° 21°
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 Freedom each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.03 in), the least in February (0.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 19°F | 34.0°F | 0.81 | 1.9 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 53°F | 23°F | 37.7°F | 0.80 | 1.4 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 33°F | 47.6°F | 1.73 | 3.3 | 5 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 42°F | 56.5°F | 2.05 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 80°F | 54°F | 66.7°F | 3.69 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 89°F | 64°F | 76.4°F | 4.03 | 0.0 | 7 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 94°F | 68°F | 80.9°F | 3.51 | 0.0 | 7 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 93°F | 66°F | 79.3°F | 2.58 | 0.0 | 7 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 85°F | 57°F | 71.0°F | 1.96 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 42°F | 57.8°F | 2.51 | 0.1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 30°F | 45.4°F | 1.37 | 0.8 | 3 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 50°F | 21°F | 35.4°F | 1.06 | 2.0 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 43°F | 57.4°F | 26.10 | 9.5 | 61 | 82 | 133 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −7°C | 1.1°C | 21 mm | 5 cm |
| February | 12°C | −5°C | 3.2°C | 20 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 17°C | 0°C | 8.7°C | 44 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 22°C | 5°C | 13.6°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 12°C | 19.3°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 18°C | 24.7°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 20°C | 27.2°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 34°C | 19°C | 26.3°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 14°C | 21.7°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 5°C | 14.3°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | −1°C | 7.4°C | 35 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 10°C | −6°C | 1.9°C | 27 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00343358; 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 Freedom?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in 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 USC00343358.
When is the last frost in Freedom?
In Freedom, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 19 in half of years and after May 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 17 in half of years and before October 2 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 191 year in 10 after May 2; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 171 year in 10 before October 2; 9 in 10 before October 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 179 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 200 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 8 in half of springs and before October 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Freedom in zone 7a in ZIP code 73842, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Freedom's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (20 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 USC00343358; 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 Freedom?
In a normal year in Freedom, 82 days a year reach 90°F (21 of them 100°F or more), 133 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 61 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 82a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 21a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 133a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 12high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 61a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1948) is 114°F, on June 15, 1953; the lowest is −22°F, on February 10, 2011.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 35.53 in; the snowiest season is 2008–09, with 28.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00343358; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00343358. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Freedom?
Over a year 83% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Freedom, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 2.8 |
| February | 76% | 3.6 |
| March | 79% | 4.8 |
| April | 80% | 5.9 |
| May | 81% | 6.6 |
| June | 87% | 7.3 |
| July | 88% | 7.1 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 86% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.0 |
| November | 82% | 3.1 |
| December | 79% | 2.5 |
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 Freedom need?
A normal year in Freedom brings 4,450 heating degree days, 17% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,719 cooling degree days, 89% more than 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 4,527 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 963 | 0 |
| February | 763 | 0 |
| March | 546 | 6 |
| April | 284 | 31 |
| May | 84 | 137 |
| June | 5 | 346 |
| July | 1 | 495 |
| August | 1 | 444 |
| September | 37 | 218 |
| October | 262 | 39 |
| November | 588 | 2 |
| December | 917 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,450 | 1,719 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00343358. 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 Freedom's climate compare?
Freedom is warmer than 8 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.4°F is warmer than 68%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Freedom 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 Freedom's other NOAA stations record?
2 more NOAA stations keep 1991-2020 normals in or near Freedom. This page uses Freedom; the others differ by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom 16 mi NNE Mesonet USC00343660 | 16 mi N | 1,820 ft | 58.6°F | 25°F | 94°F | – | – | April 8 |
| Freedom 3 mi SSW Mesonet USC00343363 | 3 mi SW | 1,738 ft | 58.7°F | 23°F | 95°F | 26.1 | – | April 13 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Freedom's climate
What is the coldest month in Freedom?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Freedom?
Yes: 10 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in March (3.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Freedom?
June, with 4.03 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Freedom in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Freedom in zone 7a in ZIP code 73842, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Freedom's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Freedom?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 19; in one year in ten it comes after May 2. Waiting until May 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Waynoka, OK19 miles from this station, 58.9°F a year
- Alva, OK24 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- Wilmore (16 mi SE), KS25 miles from this station, 55.3°F a year
- Fort Supply, OK28 miles from this station, 56.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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