Shawnee, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Shawnee's normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.1°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 34°C.
- NOAA stationShawnee 3 mi NNW Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00348124
- Location35.36°N 96.95°W
- Elevation1,076 ft (328 m)
- Population32,092
On October 22, the normal high in Shawnee is 71°F and the normal low 49°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Shawnee.
- Jan 50° 29°
- Feb 54° 32°
- Mar 63° 41°
- Apr 71° 49°
- May 78° 59°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 93° 72°
- Aug 92° 70°
- Sep 85° 62°
- Oct 73° 51°
- Nov 61° 40°
- Dec 51° 31°
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 Shawnee each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 29°F | 39.5°F | – | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 32°F | 43.2°F | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 41°F | 52.0°F | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 49°F | 60.0°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 59°F | 68.4°F | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 68°F | 77.6°F | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 93°F | 72°F | 82.2°F | – | 24 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 92°F | 70°F | 81.2°F | – | 21 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 62°F | 73.4°F | – | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 51°F | 62.1°F | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 40°F | 50.3°F | – | <1 | 7 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 31°F | 41.0°F | – | <1 | 18 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 50°F | 60.9°F | – | 74 | 68 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −1°C | 4.2°C |
| February | 12°C | 0°C | 6.2°C |
| March | 17°C | 5°C | 11.1°C |
| April | 22°C | 9°C | 15.6°C |
| May | 26°C | 15°C | 20.2°C |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 25.3°C |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 27.9°C |
| August | 34°C | 21°C | 27.3°C |
| September | 29°C | 17°C | 23.0°C |
| October | 23°C | 11°C | 16.7°C |
| November | 16°C | 4°C | 10.2°C |
| December | 10°C | 0°C | 5.0°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Seminole (19 miles away), gets 4 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00348124; 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 Shawnee?
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 USC00348124.
When is the last frost in Shawnee?
In Shawnee, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 30 in half of years and after April 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 5 in half of years and before October 22 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 301 year in 10 after April 16; 9 in 10 after March 10
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 221 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 242 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 15 in half of springs and before November 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Shawnee in zone 7b across its 2 ZIP code areas (7b in 74801, the largest).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oklahoma · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00348124; 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.
What hardiness zone is each Shawnee ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Shawnee's 2 ZIP code areas are all in zone 7b. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Shawnee?
In a normal year in Shawnee, 74 days a year reach 90°F (12 of them 100°F or more) and 68 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 74a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 68a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00348124.
How sunny is Shawnee?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Shawnee, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and February the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.7 |
| February | 71% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.3 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 74% | 5.7 |
| June | 84% | 6.7 |
| July | 87% | 6.7 |
| August | 85% | 6.0 |
| September | 82% | 5.0 |
| October | 78% | 3.8 |
| November | 77% | 2.9 |
| December | 72% | 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 Shawnee need?
A normal year in Shawnee brings 3,436 heating degree days, 36% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,981 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 5,151 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 789 | 0 |
| February | 612 | 2 |
| March | 417 | 14 |
| April | 194 | 42 |
| May | 54 | 159 |
| June | 1 | 380 |
| July | 0 | 532 |
| August | 0 | 504 |
| September | 18 | 270 |
| October | 164 | 74 |
| November | 446 | 5 |
| December | 742 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,436 | 1,981 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00348124. 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 Shawnee been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 62.0°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 60.9°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.5°F | +0.6°F |
| 2022 | 61.7°F | +0.8°F |
| 2023 | 62.1°F | +1.2°F |
| 2024 | 63.5°F | +2.6°F |
| 2025 | 62.0°F | +1.1°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00348124. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Shawnee's climate compare?
Shawnee is warmer than 82 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 60.9°F is warmer than 77%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Shawnee share this climate record?
9 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.
- Tecumseh, OK6,370 people · 7 mi S
- McLoud, OK4,519 people · 10 mi W
- Bethel Acres, OK3,270 people · 7 mi SW
- Pink, OK2,179 people · 12 mi SW
- Earlsboro, OK611 people · 9 mi E
- Johnson, OK469 people · 7 mi NE
- Dale, OK227 people · 6 mi W
- Brooksville, OK74 people · 11 mi S
- Macomb, OK22 people · 15 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 Shawnee's climate
What is the coldest month in Shawnee?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Shawnee?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Shawnee's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Seminole (19 miles away), records 4 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Shawnee in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Shawnee in zone 7b across its 2 ZIP code areas (7b in 74801, the largest).
How late can frost come in Shawnee?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 30; in one year in ten it comes after April 16. Waiting until April 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Meeker, OK10 miles from this station, 59.9°F a year
- Seminole, OK19 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Chandler, OK24 miles from this station, 60.8°F a year
- Spencer, OK25 miles from this station, 60.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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