Parker, Quanah, Star House · Photo: Karen Reid · CC BY-SA 3.0Cache reaches 100° on about 20 days a year, more than 95% of U.S. towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 29°. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 85% of U.S. towns. Since 1901–2000, the year has warmed by 0.8°, most of all in January. Plan time outside from March to May and October, when highs sit at 65–82°.
A year in Cache at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Cache’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Cache’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Cache feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 234 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 21 and the first by November 12. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Medicine Park 3w Mesonet, OK, 8 miles from the town’s center, 350 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Cache’s center in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 10°. 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 2 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Wichita Mtn Wr, OK, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 31 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 61 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Cache
60% 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 Medicine Park 3w Mesonet, OK.
Living with Cache’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
234 frost-free days in zone 7b. The last frost comes by Mar 21 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 12.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: March, April, May and October. 0.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Cache from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (47%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 15%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Cache and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Cache yet.
Climates most like Cache’s, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cache, OK | 29° | 96° | 31" | 1.8" |
| Brownwood, TX | 33° | 96° | 29" | 1.3" |
| Oakhurst, CA | 34° | 95° | 29" | 2.5" |
| Central Point, OR | 32° | 93° | 22" | 3.4" |
| Hutchinson, KS | 21° | 93° | 31" | 6.9" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cache averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.1°).
A smaller shift than in 89% of 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 Cache compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Cache’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Cache weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Cache’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Wichita Mtn Wr, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 29° | 1.1" | 1.1" | 4 | 0 | 36° – 48° |
| February | 56° | 32° | 1.4" | 0.2" | 4 | 0 | 38° – 52° |
| March | 65° | 41° | 2.3" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 47° – 60° |
| April | 74° | 48° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| May | 82° | 59° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| June | 91° | 68° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 75° – 87° |
| July | 96° | 72° | 2.6" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 80° – 92° |
| August | 95° | 71° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 76° – 92° |
| September | 86° | 63° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 70° – 82° |
| October | 75° | 51° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 57° – 68° |
| November | 63° | 39° | 1.9" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 45° – 57° |
| December | 53° | 31° | 1.6" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 34° – 46° |
| Year | 74° | 50° | 31.0" | 1.8" | 61 | 1 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. August swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 76° to 92°. May is the most reliable, staying within 11°.
Where Cache’s 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 Cache’s center.
- Snow: Wichita Mtn Wr, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Medicine Park 3w Mesonet, OK, 8 miles from the town’s center, 350 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 Cache’s climate
What is the weather like in Cache?
A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 71% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 97% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Cache in winter?
January nights average 29°. About 55 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 36°.
How much snow does Cache get?
About 1.8 inches in a normal winter at Wichita Mtn Wr, OK, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 1 days a year.
How hot does it get in Cache?
July, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 72°. About 84 days a year reach 90° and 20 reach 100° (Medicine Park 3w Mesonet, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Cache?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 21 and the first fall frost by November 12, about 234 frost-free days, at Medicine Park 3w Mesonet, OK.
What growing zone is Cache in?
Zone 7b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 10°.
What is the best time of year to visit Cache?
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 Cache getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.8° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 89% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Cache.
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.