Wilburton, Oklahoma climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wilburton's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 50.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.6°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,292 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWilburton (9 mi ENE)
- Station IDUSC00349634
- Location34.96°N 95.17°W
- Elevation635 ft (194 m)
- Population2,280
On October 23, the normal high in Wilburton is 73°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wilburton.
- Jan 52° 30°
- Feb 57° 33°
- Mar 65° 41°
- Apr 74° 48°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 88° 66°
- Jul 94° 70°
- Aug 94° 68°
- Sep 86° 62°
- Oct 75° 52°
- Nov 63° 40°
- Dec 54° 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 Wilburton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in May (7.44 in), the least in July (2.71 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 30°F | 40.6°F | 3.08 | 7 | <1 | 20 | 10 h |
| February | 57°F | 33°F | 45.1°F | 2.83 | 7 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 65°F | 41°F | 53.1°F | 3.93 | 8 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 74°F | 48°F | 61.3°F | 4.95 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 69.8°F | 7.44 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 66°F | 77.2°F | 5.55 | 10 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 94°F | 70°F | 81.8°F | 2.71 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 94°F | 68°F | 80.8°F | 3.23 | 6 | 24 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 86°F | 62°F | 73.9°F | 4.31 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 52°F | 63.6°F | 4.65 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 40°F | 51.3°F | 4.00 | 8 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 54°F | 32°F | 42.8°F | 4.20 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 50°F | 61.8°F | 50.88 | 92 | 73 | 71 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −1°C | 4.8°C | 78 mm |
| February | 14°C | 1°C | 7.3°C | 72 mm |
| March | 18°C | 5°C | 11.7°C | 100 mm |
| April | 23°C | 9°C | 16.3°C | 126 mm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 21.0°C | 189 mm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 141 mm |
| July | 34°C | 21°C | 27.7°C | 69 mm |
| August | 34°C | 20°C | 27.1°C | 82 mm |
| September | 30°C | 16°C | 23.3°C | 109 mm |
| October | 24°C | 11°C | 17.6°C | 118 mm |
| November | 17°C | 4°C | 10.7°C | 102 mm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 6.0°C | 107 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Tuskahoma (25 miles away), gets 3 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00349634; 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 Wilburton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00349634.
When is the last frost in Wilburton?
In Wilburton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 2 in half of years and after April 19 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
- April 21 year in 10 after April 19; 9 in 10 after March 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 218 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 240 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 18 in half of springs and before November 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wilburton in zone 7b in ZIP code 74578, 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 USC00349634; 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 Wilburton?
In a normal year in Wilburton, 73 days a year reach 90°F (15 of them 100°F or more), 71 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 92 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 73a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 15a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 71a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 92a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1921) is 113°F, on September 4, 1998; the lowest is −16°F, on February 2, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1973, with 78.28 in; the snowiest season is 1978–79, with 18.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00349634; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00349634. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Wilburton?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wilburton, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.6 |
| February | 67% | 3.1 |
| March | 70% | 4.2 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.6 |
| July | 84% | 6.5 |
| August | 84% | 6.0 |
| September | 81% | 5.0 |
| October | 77% | 3.9 |
| November | 74% | 2.9 |
| December | 70% | 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 Wilburton need?
A normal year in Wilburton brings 3,131 heating degree days, 42% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,984 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 5,281 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 755 | 0 |
| February | 559 | 1 |
| March | 381 | 10 |
| April | 159 | 48 |
| May | 27 | 175 |
| June | 1 | 365 |
| July | 0 | 521 |
| August | 0 | 490 |
| September | 13 | 280 |
| October | 126 | 83 |
| November | 420 | 11 |
| December | 689 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,131 | 1,984 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00349634. 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 Wilburton's climate compare?
Wilburton is warmer than 108 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Oklahoma, and wetter than 84. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.8°F is warmer than 79%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wilburton 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 Wilburton share this climate record?
6 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.
- Talihina, OK932 people · 16 mi SE
- Quinton, OK848 people · 16 mi NW
- Red Oak, OK529 people · 5 mi E
- Kinta, OK285 people · 12 mi N
- Le Flore, OK156 people · 12 mi SE
- Panola, OK118 people · 3 mi SW
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 Wilburton's climate
What is the coldest month in Wilburton?
January, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Wilburton?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Wilburton's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Tuskahoma (25 miles away), records 3 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Wilburton?
May, with 7.44 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 2.71 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wilburton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wilburton in zone 7b in ZIP code 74578, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Wilburton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 2; in one year in ten it comes after April 19. Waiting until April 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oklahoma climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- McCurtain (1 mi SE), OK17 miles from this station, 63.0°F a year
- Tuskahoma, OK25 miles from this station, 61.1°F a year
- Wister, OK27 miles from this station, 61.0°F a year
- McAlester, OK35 miles from this station, 62.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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