Photo: Yamauchi · CC BY-SA 3.0Kingfisher reaches 100° on about 23 days a year, more than 96% of U.S. towns
January mornings start at about 26°. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 79% of U.S. towns. Warming shows here too: 0.6° more than in 1901–2000, led by January. If you like long walks, April, May and October offer highs of 72–81°.
A year in Kingfisher at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Kingfisher’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Kingfisher’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Kingfisher feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 204 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 9 and the first by November 1. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Kingfisher 1w Mesonet, OK, 1.1 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Kingfisher’s center in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 5°. 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 5 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Kingfisher, OK, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 34 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 Kingfisher
65% 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 Kingfisher 1w Mesonet, OK.
Living with Kingfisher’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
204 frost-free days in zone 7b. The last frost comes by Apr 9 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 1.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May and October. 5.1 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Kingfisher from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (29%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 29%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Kingfisher and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Kingfisher yet.
Climates most like Kingfisher’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher, OK | 26° | 95° | 34" | 5.4" |
| Bridgeport, TX | 32° | 96° | 34" | 1.8" |
| Hutchinson, KS | 21° | 93° | 31" | 6.9" |
| Oakhurst, CA | 34° | 95° | 29" | 2.5" |
| Central Point, OR | 32° | 93° | 22" | 3.4" |
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 Kingfisher averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.1°).
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 Kingfisher compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Kingfisher’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Kingfisher weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Kingfisher’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Kingfisher, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 26° | 1.1" | 2.6" | 4 | 32° – 47° |
| February | 54° | 30° | 1.4" | 0.5" | 5 | 35° – 50° |
| March | 63° | 39° | 2.4" | 0.7" | 7 | 44° – 61° |
| April | 72° | 47° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 7 | 54° – 67° |
| May | 81° | 57° | 4.9" | 0.0" | 9 | 65° – 76° |
| June | 90° | 67° | 4.6" | 0.0" | 8 | 74° – 86° |
| July | 95° | 71° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 6 | 79° – 91° |
| August | 94° | 70° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 7 | 75° – 89° |
| September | 86° | 62° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 6 | 70° – 81° |
| October | 74° | 49° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 54° – 68° |
| November | 61° | 37° | 1.8" | 0.3" | 5 | 43° – 57° |
| December | 51° | 29° | 1.5" | 1.3" | 5 | 30° – 44° |
| Year | 73° | 49° | 33.9" | 5.4" | 72 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. March swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 44° to 61°. May is the most reliable, staying within 12°.
Where Kingfisher’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 Kingfisher’s center.
- Snow: Kingfisher, OK (NOAA station in town).
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Kingfisher 1w Mesonet, OK, 1.1 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 Kingfisher’s climate
What is the weather like in Kingfisher?
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 66% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 96% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Kingfisher in winter?
January nights average 26°. About 95 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 32°.
How much snow does Kingfisher get?
About 5.4 inches in a normal winter at Kingfisher, OK, most of it in January.
How hot does it get in Kingfisher?
July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 71°. About 89 days a year reach 90° and 23 reach 100° (Kingfisher 1w Mesonet, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Kingfisher?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 9 and the first fall frost by November 1, about 204 frost-free days, at Kingfisher 1w Mesonet, OK.
What growing zone is Kingfisher in?
Zone 7b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 5°.
What is the best time of year to visit Kingfisher?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Kingfisher getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.6° 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 Kingfisher.
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.