Fort Coffee reaches 100° on about 11 days a year, more than 91% of U.S. towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 29° on average. May is the wettest month, February the driest. By precipitation alone, it ranks wetter than 84% of U.S. towns. The heating season runs December to February: each of those months averages under 50°.
A year in Fort Coffee at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Fort Coffee’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Fort Coffee’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Fort Coffee feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 224 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 25 and the first by November 6. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Ft Smith Rgnl Airport, 12 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Fort Coffee’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 50 inches of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain falls on about 80 days a year. Snow is rare: about 0.6" in a normal year at Spiro, OK, so most winters see none.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Fort Coffee
59% 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 Ft Smith Rgnl Airport.
Living with Fort Coffee’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
224 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 6.
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 Fort Coffee from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (43%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 13%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Fort Coffee and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Fort Coffee yet.
Climates most like Fort Coffee’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Coffee, OK | 29° | 93° | 50" | 0.6" |
| Searcy, AR | 31° | 92° | 51" | 1.8" |
| Eatonton, GA | 33° | 92° | 47" | 0.6" |
| Hartsville, SC | 33° | 92° | 48" | 0.5" |
| Rockingham, NC | 32° | 91° | 47" | 0.5" |
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 Fort Coffee averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.4°).
A smaller shift than in 95% 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 Fort Coffee compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Fort Coffee’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Fort Coffee weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Fort Coffee’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Spiro, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 29° | 2.9" | 0.4" | 6 | 0 | 36° – 48° |
| February | 56° | 33° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 37° – 54° |
| March | 65° | 41° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 46° – 62° |
| April | 73° | 49° | 5.1" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 56° – 67° |
| May | 80° | 58° | 6.0" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| June | 88° | 67° | 4.6" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 73° – 83° |
| July | 93° | 70° | 3.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 76° – 89° |
| August | 93° | 69° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 74° – 86° |
| September | 86° | 62° | 4.5" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 70° – 81° |
| October | 75° | 50° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 57° – 69° |
| November | 63° | 40° | 4.1" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 45° – 57° |
| December | 53° | 32° | 3.7" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 31° – 49° |
| Year | 73° | 50° | 49.9" | 0.6" | 80 | 0 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 31° to 49°. May is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Fort Coffee’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 Fort Coffee’s center.
- Snow: Spiro, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Ft Smith Rgnl Airport, 12 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; 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 Fort Coffee’s climate
What is the weather like in Fort Coffee?
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 29°, and snow is almost unheard of. Milder January nights than 71% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 91% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Fort Coffee in winter?
January nights average 29°. About 63 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 36°.
How much snow does Fort Coffee get?
About 0.6 inches in a normal winter at Spiro, OK, so most winters see none.
How hot does it get in Fort Coffee?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 70°. About 78 days a year reach 90° and 11 reach 100° (Ft Smith Rgnl Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Fort Coffee?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 25 and the first fall frost by November 6, about 224 frost-free days, at Ft Smith Rgnl Airport.
What growing zone is Fort Coffee 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 Fort Coffee?
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 Fort Coffee getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 95% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Fort Coffee.
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.