Keyes reaches 100° on about 10 days a year, more than 91% of U.S. towns
In January the night’s low is typically 21°. July is the wettest month, February the driest. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 91% of U.S. towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 50° on average.
A year in Keyes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Keyes’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Keyes’ place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Keyes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 173 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first by October 17. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Boise City 2 E, OK, 14 miles from the town’s center, 190 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Keyes’ center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −2°. 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 32 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Boise City 2 E, OK, falls mostly in January, March and December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 17 inches a year; July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 52 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Keyes
77% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Boise City 2 E, OK.
Living with Keyes’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
173 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 26 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 17.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Keyes from natural hazards, drought is the largest share (74%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 17%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Keyes and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Keyes yet.
Climates most like Keyes’, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyes, OK | 21° | 93° | 17" | 32" |
| Plain City, UT | 20° | 92° | 18" | 38" |
| Sterling, CO | 16° | 91° | 16" | 37" |
| Colby, KS | 17° | 91° | 20" | 27" |
| Garden City, ID | 24° | 93° | 13" | 18" |
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 Keyes averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.3°).
A smaller shift than in 93% 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 Keyes compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Keyes’ place among Oklahoma’s.
Keyes weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Keyes’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Boise City 2 E, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 21° | 0.4" | 7.3" | 3 | 24° – 41° |
| February | 53° | 23° | 0.3" | 2.5" | 3 | 31° – 46° |
| March | 61° | 31° | 1.0" | 7.2" | 4 | 40° – 52° |
| April | 69° | 38° | 1.4" | 2.3" | 4 | 46° – 60° |
| May | 79° | 48° | 1.9" | 0.2" | 6 | 58° – 69° |
| June | 89° | 58° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 6 | 68° – 77° |
| July | 93° | 63° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 74° – 83° |
| August | 90° | 62° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 71° – 81° |
| September | 83° | 54° | 1.5" | 0.0" | 4 | 62° – 74° |
| October | 71° | 41° | 1.5" | 1.3" | 3 | 49° – 62° |
| November | 59° | 29° | 0.5" | 3.1" | 3 | 37° – 50° |
| December | 49° | 22° | 0.6" | 7.9" | 3 | 30° – 39° |
| Year | 70° | 41° | 17.1" | 31.8" | 52 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. January swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 24° to 41°. December is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Keyes’ 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 Keyes’ center.
- Snow: Boise City 2 E, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Boise City 2 E, OK, 14 miles from the town’s center, 190 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 Keyes’ climate
What is the weather like in Keyes?
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 55% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 90% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Keyes in winter?
January nights average 21°. About 135 nights a year reach 32° or below and 2 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 24°.
How much snow does Keyes get?
About 32 inches in a normal winter at Boise City 2 E, OK, most of it in January, March and December.
How hot does it get in Keyes?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 63°. About 74 days a year reach 90° and 10 reach 100° (Boise City 2 E, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Keyes?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 26 and the first fall frost by October 17, about 173 frost-free days, at Boise City 2 E, OK.
What growing zone is Keyes in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −2°.
What is the best time of year to visit Keyes?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Keyes getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 93% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Keyes.
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.