Tipton, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Tipton's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 97°F July afternoons, with 27.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.9°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 36°C, 709 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTipton 4 mi S Mesonet
- Station IDUSC00348879
- Location34.44°N 99.14°W
- Elevation1,269 ft (387 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population832
On October 23, the normal high in Tipton is 73°F and the normal low 47°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Tipton.
- Jan 53° 28°
- Feb 57° 32°
- Mar 66° 40°
- Apr 74° 48°
- May 84° 59°
- Jun 93° 69°
- Jul 97° 73°
- Aug 95° 71°
- Sep 88° 63°
- Oct 76° 51°
- Nov 63° 38°
- Dec 53° 30°
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 Tipton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 97°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.03 in), the least in January (1.06 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 28°F | 40.4°F | 1.06 | – | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| February | 57°F | 32°F | 44.4°F | 1.16 | – | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 40°F | 53.1°F | 1.99 | – | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 74°F | 48°F | 60.6°F | 2.73 | – | 3 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 59°F | 71.5°F | 4.03 | – | 9 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 93°F | 69°F | 80.9°F | 3.51 | – | 24 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 97°F | 73°F | 84.6°F | 2.33 | – | 27 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 95°F | 71°F | 83.4°F | 2.75 | – | 26 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 88°F | 63°F | 75.4°F | 2.62 | – | 15 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 51°F | 63.4°F | 2.70 | – | 3 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 38°F | 50.4°F | 1.74 | – | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 30°F | 41.6°F | 1.29 | – | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 50°F | 62.5°F | 27.91 | – | 108 | 80 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −2°C | 4.7°C | 27 mm |
| February | 14°C | 0°C | 6.9°C | 29 mm |
| March | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 51 mm |
| April | 23°C | 9°C | 15.9°C | 69 mm |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 21.9°C | 102 mm |
| June | 34°C | 20°C | 27.2°C | 89 mm |
| July | 36°C | 23°C | 29.2°C | 59 mm |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.6°C | 70 mm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 24.1°C | 67 mm |
| October | 25°C | 10°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 44 mm |
| December | 12°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 33 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Altus (15 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 USC00348879; 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 Tipton?
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 USC00348879.
When is the last frost in Tipton?
In Tipton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 3 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 6 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
- April 31 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 61 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 217 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 240 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 19 in half of springs and before November 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tipton in zone 7b in ZIP code 73570, 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 USC00348879; 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 Tipton?
In a normal year in Tipton, 108 days a year reach 90°F (37 of them 100°F or more) and 80 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 108a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 37a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 80a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1938) is 114°F, on June 14, 1953; the lowest is −19°F, on January 3, 1947.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 40.03 in; the snowiest season is 1954–55, with 15.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00348879; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00348879. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Tipton?
Over a year 83% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Tipton, 5.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (89%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.1 |
| February | 76% | 3.7 |
| March | 79% | 5.0 |
| April | 81% | 6.0 |
| May | 81% | 6.5 |
| June | 88% | 7.3 |
| July | 89% | 7.1 |
| August | 88% | 6.4 |
| September | 85% | 5.3 |
| October | 83% | 4.2 |
| November | 82% | 3.3 |
| December | 78% | 2.7 |
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 Tipton need?
A normal year in Tipton brings 3,263 heating degree days, 39% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,377 cooling degree days, 2.6 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 5,610 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 762 | 0 |
| February | 577 | 2 |
| March | 384 | 13 |
| April | 181 | 50 |
| May | 37 | 238 |
| June | 0 | 475 |
| July | 0 | 609 |
| August | 0 | 569 |
| September | 10 | 322 |
| October | 144 | 93 |
| November | 443 | 5 |
| December | 724 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,263 | 2,377 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00348879. 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 Tipton been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 63.7°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.5°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.4°F | −0.1°F | 29.85 |
| 2022 | 63.3°F | +0.8°F | 22.68 |
| 2023 | 64.2°F | +1.7°F | 22.35 |
| 2024 | 65.2°F | +2.7°F | 24.43 |
| 2025 | 63.7°F | +1.2°F | 28.21 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00348879. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Tipton's climate compare?
Tipton is warmer than 123 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 17. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.5°F is warmer than 81%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Tipton 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.
Questions about Tipton's climate
What is the coldest month in Tipton?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (97°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Tipton?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Tipton's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Altus (15 miles away), records 4 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Tipton?
May, with 4.03 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.06 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Tipton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Tipton in zone 7b in ZIP code 73570, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Tipton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 3; 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
- Frederick, OK7 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Altus Air Force Base, OK11 miles from this station, 63.6°F a year
- Altus, OK16 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Vernon, TX22 miles from this station, 63.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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