Old Santa Fe Railroad Bridge · Photo: Scott Nazelrod · CC BY-SA 2.5Byars’ winters are milder and less snowy than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Byars at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Byars’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Byars’ place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Byars feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 228 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 25 and the first by November 8. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Byars 3ese Mesonet, OK, 3 miles from the town’s center, 120 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Byars’ center in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 9°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 4 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Pauls Valley 4 Wsw, OK, falls mostly in January and December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 40 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 72 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Byars
61% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Byars 3ese Mesonet, OK.
Living with Byars’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
228 frost-free days in zone 7b. The last frost comes by Mar 25 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 8.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: March, April, May and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Byars from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (29%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 21%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Byars and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Byars yet.
Climates most like Byars’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byars, OK | 28° | 94° | 40" | 3.8" |
| Arkansas City, KS | 23° | 93° | 37" | 6.2" |
| Lancaster, SC | 31° | 91° | 43" | 2.6" |
| Stephenville, TX | 34° | 95° | 34" | 0.7" |
| Monroe, NC | 31° | 91° | 43" | 2.1" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
About as warm as it used to be
The last 30 years in Byars averaged 0.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.6°).
A smaller shift than in all but 28 U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Byars compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Byars’ place among Oklahoma’s.
Byars weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Byars’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Pauls Valley 4 Wsw, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 28° | 1.7" | 1.4" | 5 | 1 | 36° – 48° |
| February | 56° | 32° | 2.1" | 0.5" | 5 | 0 | 37° – 54° |
| March | 65° | 41° | 3.0" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 47° – 61° |
| April | 73° | 49° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| May | 80° | 58° | 5.4" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| June | 89° | 67° | 4.7" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 74° – 84° |
| July | 94° | 71° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 78° – 90° |
| August | 94° | 70° | 3.0" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 75° – 90° |
| September | 86° | 62° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 70° – 81° |
| October | 75° | 50° | 3.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 56° – 68° |
| November | 63° | 39° | 2.4" | 0.4" | 6 | 0 | 45° – 58° |
| December | 53° | 31° | 2.4" | 1.3" | 5 | 1 | 33° – 47° |
| Year | 73° | 50° | 39.5" | 3.8" | 72 | 2 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 37° to 54°. May is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Byars’ numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Byars’ center.
- Snow: Pauls Valley 4 Wsw, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Byars 3ese Mesonet, OK, 3 miles from the town’s center, 120 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Byars’ climate
What is the weather like in Byars?
A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 70% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 93% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Byars in winter?
January nights average 28°. About 62 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 36°.
How much snow does Byars get?
About 3.8 inches in a normal winter at Pauls Valley 4 Wsw, OK, most of it in January and December, with snow on the ground about 2 days a year.
How hot does it get in Byars?
July, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 71°. About 71 days a year reach 90° and 9 reach 100° (Byars 3ese Mesonet, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Byars?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 25 and the first fall frost by November 8, about 228 frost-free days, at Byars 3ese Mesonet, OK.
What growing zone is Byars in?
Zone 7b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 9°.
What is the best time of year to visit Byars?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), March, April, May and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Byars getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.2° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than all but 28 U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Byars.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.