Ringling, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Ringling's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.3°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 35°C.
- NOAA stationRingling 1 mi N Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00347640
- Location34.19°N 97.59°W
- Elevation928 ft (283 m)
- Population875
On October 23, the normal high in Ringling is 74°F and the normal low 49°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ringling.
- Jan 53° 30°
- Feb 58° 35°
- Mar 66° 43°
- Apr 75° 51°
- May 82° 59°
- Jun 90° 68°
- Jul 95° 72°
- Aug 95° 71°
- Sep 87° 64°
- Oct 76° 52°
- Nov 65° 41°
- Dec 55° 32°
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 Ringling each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 30°F | 41.7°F | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 58°F | 35°F | 46.3°F | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 43°F | 54.5°F | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 51°F | 62.6°F | – | 1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 59°F | 70.6°F | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 68°F | 79.1°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 95°F | 72°F | 83.5°F | – | 27 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 95°F | 71°F | 83.0°F | – | 26 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 87°F | 64°F | 75.3°F | – | 14 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | – | 2 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 65°F | 41°F | 53.0°F | – | <1 | 7 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 55°F | 32°F | 43.6°F | – | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 52°F | 63.1°F | – | 93 | 62 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −1°C | 5.4°C |
| February | 14°C | 2°C | 7.9°C |
| March | 19°C | 6°C | 12.5°C |
| April | 24°C | 10°C | 17.0°C |
| May | 28°C | 15°C | 21.4°C |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C |
| July | 35°C | 22°C | 28.6°C |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.3°C |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.1°C |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C |
| November | 18°C | 5°C | 11.7°C |
| December | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Healdton (10 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 USC00347640; 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 Ringling?
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 USC00347640.
When is the last frost in Ringling?
In Ringling, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 23 in half of years and after April 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 7 in half of years and before October 24 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 231 year in 10 after April 13; 9 in 10 after March 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 71 year in 10 before October 24; 9 in 10 before November 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 226 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 251 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 10 in half of springs and before November 17 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ringling in zone 8a in ZIP code 73456, 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 USC00347640; 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 Ringling?
In a normal year in Ringling, 93 days a year reach 90°F (20 of them 100°F or more) and 62 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 93a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 20a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 62a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00347640.
How sunny is Ringling?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Ringling, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 2.9 |
| February | 72% | 3.5 |
| March | 74% | 4.6 |
| April | 77% | 5.6 |
| May | 76% | 6.0 |
| June | 85% | 6.9 |
| July | 88% | 6.9 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 83% | 5.2 |
| October | 81% | 4.0 |
| November | 79% | 3.1 |
| December | 74% | 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 Ringling need?
A normal year in Ringling brings 2,927 heating degree days, 46% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,271 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 5,689 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 722 | 0 |
| February | 525 | 3 |
| March | 343 | 18 |
| April | 134 | 63 |
| May | 30 | 204 |
| June | 0 | 424 |
| July | 0 | 573 |
| August | 0 | 558 |
| September | 9 | 318 |
| October | 128 | 98 |
| November | 372 | 11 |
| December | 664 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,927 | 2,271 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00347640. 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 Ringling been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 63.9°F, 0.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 63.1°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.1°F | at normal |
| 2022 | 63.8°F | +0.7°F |
| 2023 | 64.7°F | +1.6°F |
| 2024 | 65.6°F | +2.5°F |
| 2025 | 63.9°F | +0.8°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00347640. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Ringling's climate compare?
Ringling is warmer than 128 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 63.1°F is warmer than 83%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Ringling share this climate record?
2 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.
- Cornish, OK113 people · 2 mi S
- Loco, OK106 people · 11 mi NW
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 Ringling's climate
What is the coldest month in Ringling?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Ringling?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Ringling's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Healdton (10 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Ringling in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ringling in zone 8a in ZIP code 73456, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Ringling?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 23; in one year in ten it comes after April 13. Waiting until April 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Healdton, OK10 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Waurika, OK24 miles from this station, 64.2°F a year
- Ardmore, OK24 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Velma, OK25 miles from this station, 62.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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