Nowata, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Nowata's normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.6°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationNowata
- Station IDUSC00346485
- Location36.69°N 95.64°W
- Elevation710 ft (216 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population3,592
On October 23, the normal high in Nowata is 71°F and the normal low 47°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Nowata.
- Jan 48° 26°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 64° 38°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 79° 58°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 92° 71°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 84° 61°
- Oct 73° 49°
- Nov 61° 38°
- Dec 51° 29°
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 Nowata each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 26°F | 37.0°F | – | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 53°F | 30°F | 41.6°F | – | <1 | 17 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 64°F | 38°F | 51.2°F | – | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 48°F | 59.9°F | – | <1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 79°F | 58°F | 68.3°F | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 88°F | 67°F | 77.4°F | – | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 92°F | 71°F | 81.6°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 92°F | 70°F | 80.8°F | – | 23 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 84°F | 61°F | 72.0°F | – | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 49°F | 61.3°F | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 38°F | 49.7°F | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 51°F | 29°F | 39.8°F | – | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 49°F | 60.1°F | – | 60 | 82 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −3°C | 2.8°C |
| February | 12°C | −1°C | 5.3°C |
| March | 18°C | 4°C | 10.7°C |
| April | 22°C | 9°C | 15.5°C |
| May | 26°C | 14°C | 20.2°C |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.2°C |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.6°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 27.1°C |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.2°C |
| October | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.8°C |
| December | 10°C | −2°C | 4.3°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Bartlesville (22 miles away), gets 8 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00346485; 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 Nowata?
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 USC00346485.
When is the last frost in Nowata?
In Nowata, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 4 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 18 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 41 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 210 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 228 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 26 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Nowata in zone 7a in ZIP code 74048, 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 USC00346485; 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 Nowata?
In a normal year in Nowata, 60 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more) and 82 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 60a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 82a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 10high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1936) is 118°F, on August 9, 1936; the lowest is −13°F, on January 19, 1943.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 57.86 in; the snowiest season is 1969–70, with 30.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00346485; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00346485. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Nowata?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Nowata, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (85%) and February the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.5 |
| February | 69% | 3.1 |
| March | 71% | 4.2 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 74% | 5.8 |
| June | 83% | 6.7 |
| July | 85% | 6.6 |
| August | 84% | 5.9 |
| September | 83% | 5.0 |
| October | 78% | 3.7 |
| November | 76% | 2.7 |
| December | 71% | 2.2 |
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 Nowata need?
A normal year in Nowata brings 3,643 heating degree days, 32% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,874 cooling degree days, 2.1 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 4,997 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 868 | 0 |
| February | 656 | 1 |
| March | 437 | 9 |
| April | 194 | 42 |
| May | 44 | 147 |
| June | 1 | 375 |
| July | 0 | 513 |
| August | 0 | 488 |
| September | 27 | 237 |
| October | 168 | 54 |
| November | 467 | 9 |
| December | 781 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,643 | 1,874 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00346485. 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 Nowata's climate compare?
Nowata is warmer than 58 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 60.1°F is warmer than 75%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Nowata share this climate record?
5 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.
- Chelsea, OK1,986 people · 16 mi SE
- Delaware, OK274 people · 6 mi N
- Talala, OK266 people · 12 mi S
- New Alluwe, OK88 people · 10 mi SE
- Watova, OK37 people · 5 mi S
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 Nowata's climate
What is the coldest month in Nowata?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Nowata?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Nowata's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Bartlesville (22 miles away), records 8 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Nowata in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Nowata in zone 7a in ZIP code 74048, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Nowata?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 4; in one year in ten it comes after April 21. Waiting until April 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bartlesville, OK22 miles from this station, 58.2°F a year
- Coffeyville Water Works, KS25 miles from this station, 58.0°F a year
- Claremore, OK25 miles from this station, 59.0°F a year
- Coffeyville, KS28 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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