Hugo, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hugo's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.6°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 34°C.
- NOAA stationHugo
- Station IDUSC00344384
- Location34.02°N 95.54°W
- Elevation520 ft (159 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population5,142
On October 22, the normal high in Hugo is 75°F and the normal low 50°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hugo.
- Jan 54° 32°
- Feb 59° 36°
- Mar 67° 44°
- Apr 75° 52°
- May 82° 61°
- Jun 89° 69°
- Jul 93° 71°
- Aug 94° 70°
- Sep 88° 65°
- Oct 77° 53°
- Nov 66° 42°
- Dec 56° 35°
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 Hugo each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F | 32°F | 43.2°F | – | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 59°F | 36°F | 47.3°F | – | <1 | 10 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 44°F | 55.5°F | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 52°F | 63.1°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 61°F | 71.4°F | – | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 89°F | 69°F | 78.8°F | – | 11 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 93°F | 71°F | 82.2°F | – | 25 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 94°F | 70°F | 82.1°F | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 88°F | 65°F | 76.0°F | – | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 77°F | 53°F | 65.0°F | – | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 42°F | 53.9°F | – | <1 | 5 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 35°F | 45.3°F | – | <1 | 13 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 52°F | 63.7°F | – | 71 | 52 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 0°C | 6.2°C |
| February | 15°C | 2°C | 8.5°C |
| March | 20°C | 6°C | 13.1°C |
| April | 24°C | 11°C | 17.3°C |
| May | 28°C | 16°C | 21.9°C |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.0°C |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 27.9°C |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.8°C |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.4°C |
| October | 25°C | 12°C | 18.3°C |
| November | 19°C | 6°C | 12.2°C |
| December | 13°C | 2°C | 7.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Antlers (14 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00344384; 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 Hugo?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00344384.
When is the last frost in Hugo?
In Hugo, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 15 in half of years and after April 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 15 in half of years and before October 29 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 151 year in 10 after April 4; 9 in 10 after February 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 151 year in 10 before October 29; 9 in 10 before December 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 244 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 269 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 2 in half of springs and before November 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hugo in zone 8a in ZIP code 74743, 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 USC00344384; 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 Hugo?
In a normal year in Hugo, 71 days a year reach 90°F (11 of them 100°F or more) and 52 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 71a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 52a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1915) is 118°F, on August 10, 1936; the lowest is −8°F, on January 21, 1930.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 75.19 in; the snowiest season is 1941–42, with 11.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00344384; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00344384. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Hugo?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hugo, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.6 |
| February | 67% | 3.1 |
| March | 70% | 4.2 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.6 |
| July | 84% | 6.5 |
| August | 84% | 6.0 |
| September | 81% | 5.0 |
| October | 77% | 3.9 |
| November | 74% | 2.9 |
| December | 70% | 2.3 |
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 Hugo need?
A normal year in Hugo brings 2,688 heating degree days, 50% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,230 cooling degree days, 2.5 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 5,725 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 677 | 1 |
| February | 498 | 3 |
| March | 314 | 19 |
| April | 115 | 57 |
| May | 15 | 215 |
| June | 0 | 414 |
| July | 0 | 535 |
| August | 0 | 532 |
| September | 7 | 338 |
| October | 99 | 99 |
| November | 349 | 16 |
| December | 613 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,688 | 2,230 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00344384. 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 Hugo's climate compare?
Hugo is warmer than 131 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 63.7°F is warmer than 85%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Hugo share this climate record?
7 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.
- Powderly, TX1,361 people · 15 mi S
- Boswell, OK578 people · 19 mi W
- Fort Towson, OK494 people · 15 mi E
- Sawyer, OK337 people · 9 mi E
- Soper, OK226 people · 9 mi W
- Grant, OK195 people · 6 mi S
- Swink, OK35 people · 19 mi E
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 Hugo's climate
What is the coldest month in Hugo?
January, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Hugo?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Hugo's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Antlers (14 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Hugo in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hugo in zone 8a in ZIP code 74743, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Hugo?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 15; in one year in ten it comes after April 4. Waiting until April 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Antlers, OK14 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Paris, TX24 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- McGee Creek Dam, OK27 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Lane, OK33 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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