Maud reaches 100° on about 11 days a year, more than 91% of U.S. towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 28°. May is the wettest month, January the driest. Its January nights stay gentler than in 69% of U.S. towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from December to February, which average under 50°.
A year in Maud at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Maud’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Maud’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Maud feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 214 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 1 and the first by November 1. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Seminole 4ssw Mesonet, OK, 5 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Maud’s 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 3 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Konawa, OK, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 41 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 62 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Maud
64% 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 Seminole 4ssw Mesonet, OK.
Living with Maud’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
214 frost-free days in zone 7b. The last frost comes by Apr 1 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: March, April, May and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Maud from natural hazards, tornadoes are the largest share (31%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 21%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Maud and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Maud yet.
Climates most like Maud’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maud, OK | 28° | 94° | 41" | 2.8" |
| Lancaster, SC | 31° | 91° | 43" | 2.6" |
| Monroe, NC | 31° | 91° | 43" | 2.1" |
| Independence, KS | 24° | 91° | 43" | 7.4" |
| Sulphur Springs, TX | 34° | 94° | 45" | 1.6" |
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 Maud averaged 0.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.6°).
A smaller shift than in all but 14 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 Maud compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Maud’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Maud weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Maud’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Konawa, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 28° | 1.7" | 1.5" | 4 | 0 | 35° – 49° |
| February | 56° | 32° | 2.0" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 37° – 53° |
| March | 65° | 41° | 3.0" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 47° – 61° |
| April | 73° | 48° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| May | 80° | 58° | 5.5" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| June | 88° | 67° | 4.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 74° – 83° |
| July | 94° | 71° | 3.8" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 78° – 90° |
| August | 93° | 69° | 3.3" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 75° – 89° |
| September | 85° | 61° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 69° – 80° |
| October | 75° | 50° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 56° – 68° |
| November | 63° | 39° | 2.5" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 45° – 58° |
| December | 53° | 31° | 2.3" | 0.9" | 4 | 0 | 33° – 47° |
| Year | 73° | 49° | 40.7" | 2.8" | 62 | 0 |
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 53°. May is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Maud’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 Maud’s center.
- Snow: Konawa, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Seminole 4ssw Mesonet, OK, 5 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 Maud’s climate
What is the weather like in Maud?
A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 69% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 92% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Maud in winter?
January nights average 28°. About 74 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 35°.
How much snow does Maud get?
About 2.8 inches in a normal winter at Konawa, OK, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 0 days a year.
How hot does it get in Maud?
July, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 71°. About 69 days a year reach 90° and 11 reach 100° (Seminole 4ssw Mesonet, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Maud?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 1 and the first fall frost by November 1, about 214 frost-free days, at Seminole 4ssw Mesonet, OK.
What growing zone is Maud 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 Maud?
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 Maud getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.2° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than all but 14 U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Maud.
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.