Pryor, Oklahoma climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Pryor's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 44.7 inches of precipitation and 8 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.0°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,136 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPryor
- Station IDUSC00347309
- Location36.31°N 95.33°W
- Elevation625 ft (191 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Pryor is 71°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pryor.
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 53° 29°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 92° 68°
- Sep 84° 60°
- Oct 73° 47°
- Nov 61° 37°
- Dec 51° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Pryor each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.46 in), the least in January (1.99 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 25°F | 36.0°F | 1.99 | 2.6 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 10 h |
| February | 53°F | 29°F | 40.7°F | 2.01 | 0.7 | 5 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 37°F | 49.1°F | 3.17 | 1.8 | 7 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 46°F | 58.4°F | 4.67 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 79°F | 57°F | 67.6°F | 5.46 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 87°F | 66°F | 76.1°F | 4.92 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 91°F | 70°F | 80.4°F | 4.59 | 0.0 | 7 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 92°F | 68°F | 80.0°F | 3.63 | 0.0 | 6 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 84°F | 60°F | 71.8°F | 4.36 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 47°F | 60.0°F | 3.66 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 37°F | 49.1°F | 3.73 | 0.5 | 7 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 28°F | 39.0°F | 2.54 | 1.9 | 6 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 47°F | 59.0°F | 44.73 | 7.5 | 87 | 60 | 95 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −4°C | 2.2°C | 51 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 12°C | −2°C | 4.8°C | 51 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 16°C | 3°C | 9.5°C | 81 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 14°C | 19.8°C | 139 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 19°C | 24.5°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 26.9°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 20°C | 26.7°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 16°C | 22.1°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 8°C | 15.6°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.5°C | 95 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 10°C | −2°C | 3.9°C | 65 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00347309; 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.
Which months are mildest at Pryor?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00347309.
When is the last frost at Pryor?
In Pryor, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 15 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 51 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 207 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 231 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 23 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pryor in zone 7a in ZIP code 74361, 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 USC00347309; 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 at Pryor?
In a normal year in Pryor, 60 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 95 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 87 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 60a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 95a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 87a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1926) is 117°F, on July 18, 1936; the lowest is −21°F, on January 22, 1930.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 61.47 in; the snowiest season is 1969–70, with 25.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00347309; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00347309. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Pryor?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Pryor, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Pryor record?
A normal year at Pryor brings 3,874 heating degree days, 28% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,728 cooling degree days, 90% 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 4,741 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 897 | 0 |
| February | 681 | 0 |
| March | 498 | 5 |
| April | 229 | 32 |
| May | 52 | 133 |
| June | 2 | 335 |
| July | 0 | 477 |
| August | 0 | 465 |
| September | 27 | 230 |
| October | 198 | 43 |
| November | 486 | 7 |
| December | 805 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,874 | 1,728 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00347309. 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 Pryor's climate compare?
Pryor is warmer than 28 of the 134 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 76. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.0°F is warmer than 72%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pryor 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 Pryor share this climate record?
11 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.
- Pryor Creek, OK9,700 people · 1 mi SE
- Chouteau, OK2,154 people · 8 mi S
- Locust Grove, OK1,399 people · 12 mi SE
- Adair, OK743 people · 9 mi N
- Sportsmen Acres, OK338 people · 6 mi SE
- Ballou, OK247 people · 14 mi SE
- Cedar Crest, OK212 people · 16 mi SE
- Murphy, OK180 people · 13 mi S
- Sams Corner, OK149 people · 10 mi SE
- Mazie, OK91 people · 11 mi S
- Iron Post, OK43 people · 15 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 Pryor's climate
What is the coldest month at Pryor?
January, with a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow at Pryor?
Yes: 8 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Pryor?
May, with 5.46 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.99 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pryor in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pryor in zone 7a in ZIP code 74361, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Pryor?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 5; 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
- Claremore, OK14 miles from this station, 59.0°F a year
- Spavinaw, OK16 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Wagoner, OK24 miles from this station, 61.4°F a year
- Upper Spavinaw Port, OK28 miles from this station, 57.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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