Lane, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lane's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 46.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.8°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,168 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLane 1 mi WNW Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00345020
- Location34.31°N 96.00°W
- Elevation593 ft (181 m)
- Population (census place)322
On October 23, the normal high in Lane is 73°F and the normal low 48°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lane.
- Jan 52° 30°
- Feb 57° 34°
- Mar 66° 42°
- Apr 73° 49°
- May 80° 59°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 93° 70°
- Sep 87° 62°
- Oct 76° 50°
- Nov 65° 40°
- Dec 54° 33°
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 Lane each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.07 in), the least in February (2.58 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 30°F | 41.2°F | 2.62 | – | <1 | 20 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 57°F | 34°F | 45.8°F | 2.58 | – | <1 | 14 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 42°F | 53.7°F | 3.91 | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 49°F | 61.3°F | 4.37 | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 59°F | 69.3°F | 6.07 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 68°F | 78.1°F | 4.65 | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.5°F | 3.19 | – | 24 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 93°F | 70°F | 81.2°F | 3.13 | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 87°F | 62°F | 74.7°F | 3.94 | – | 14 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 50°F | 63.3°F | 4.40 | – | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 65°F | 40°F | 52.4°F | 3.53 | – | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 54°F | 33°F | 43.4°F | 3.59 | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 51°F | 62.2°F | 45.98 | – | 80 | 67 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −1°C | 5.1°C | 67 mm |
| February | 14°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 66 mm |
| March | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 99 mm |
| April | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 111 mm |
| May | 26°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 154 mm |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 118 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.5°C | 81 mm |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.3°C | 80 mm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 23.7°C | 100 mm |
| October | 25°C | 10°C | 17.4°C | 112 mm |
| November | 18°C | 5°C | 11.3°C | 90 mm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 6.3°C | 91 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, McGee Creek Dam (7 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 USC00345020; 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 Lane?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May 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 USC00345020.
When is the last frost in Lane?
In Lane, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 29 in half of years and after April 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 in half of years and before October 20 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 17; 9 in 10 after March 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 20
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 12 in half of springs and before November 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lane in zone 8a in ZIP code 74555.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oklahoma · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00345020; 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 Lane?
In a normal year in Lane, 80 days a year reach 90°F (11 of them 100°F or more) and 67 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 80a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 67a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00345020.
How sunny is Lane?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lane, 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 Lane need?
A normal year in Lane brings 3,041 heating degree days, 43% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,028 cooling degree days, 2.2 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 5,350 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 739 | 0 |
| February | 540 | 3 |
| March | 364 | 14 |
| April | 157 | 44 |
| May | 37 | 170 |
| June | 0 | 393 |
| July | 0 | 511 |
| August | 0 | 500 |
| September | 8 | 297 |
| October | 137 | 85 |
| November | 389 | 9 |
| December | 669 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,041 | 2,028 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00345020. 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 Lane been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 63.1°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.2°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.1°F | −0.1°F | 37.96 |
| 2022 | 62.4°F | +0.2°F | 38.89 |
| 2023 | 63.6°F | +1.4°F | – |
| 2024 | 64.5°F | +2.3°F | 41.41 |
| 2025 | 63.1°F | +0.9°F | 45.37 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00345020. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lane's climate compare?
Lane is warmer than 116 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 79. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.2°F is warmer than 81%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lane 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 Lane share this climate record?
Bentley has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Bentley, OK46 people · 8 mi SW
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 Lane's climate
What is the coldest month in Lane?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Lane?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Lane's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, McGee Creek Dam (7 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Lane?
May, with 6.07 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.58 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lane in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lane in zone 8a in ZIP code 74555.
How late can frost come in Lane?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 29; in one year in ten it comes after April 17. Waiting until April 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- McGee Creek Dam, OK7 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Atoka, OK10 miles from this station, 61.4°F a year
- Antlers, OK22 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Centrahoma, OK28 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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