Photo: Jphill19 · CC BY-SA 3.0Medicine Park reaches 100° on about 20 days a year, more than 95% of U.S. towns
Nights in January average 29°. A year here swings 67° from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 84% of U.S. towns. Tender plants can go out after about March 21; in half of years the first frost comes by November 12.
A year in Medicine Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Medicine Park’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Medicine Park’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Medicine Park 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, 5 miles from the town’s center, 230 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Medicine Park’s center in zone 8a: 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 32 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 Medicine Park
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 Medicine Park’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
234 frost-free days in zone 8a. 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. 3.5 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Medicine Park from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (51%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 13%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Medicine Park and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Medicine Park yet.
Climates most like Medicine Park’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Park, OK | 29° | 95° | 32" | 1.8" |
| Brownwood, TX | 33° | 96° | 29" | 1.3" |
| Oakhurst, CA | 34° | 95° | 29" | 2.5" |
| Arkansas City, KS | 23° | 93° | 37" | 6.2" |
| 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 Medicine Park averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.0°).
A smaller shift than in 90% 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 Medicine Park compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Medicine Park’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Medicine Park weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Medicine Park’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° | 1.2" | 1.1" | 4 | 0 | 36° – 47° |
| February | 56° | 32° | 1.4" | 0.2" | 4 | 0 | 38° – 51° |
| March | 65° | 41° | 2.4" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 47° – 60° |
| April | 73° | 48° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| May | 82° | 59° | 4.6" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 66° – 76° |
| June | 90° | 68° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 75° – 87° |
| July | 95° | 72° | 2.6" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 79° – 92° |
| August | 95° | 71° | 3.0" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 76° – 92° |
| September | 86° | 63° | 3.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 70° – 82° |
| October | 75° | 51° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 56° – 68° |
| November | 62° | 40° | 1.9" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 45° – 57° |
| December | 52° | 31° | 1.7" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 33° – 46° |
| Year | 74° | 50° | 31.8" | 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 10°.
Where Medicine Park’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 Medicine Park’s center.
- Snow: Wichita Mtn Wr, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Medicine Park 3w Mesonet, OK, 5 miles from the town’s center, 230 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 Medicine Park’s climate
What is the weather like in Medicine Park?
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, 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 96% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Medicine Park 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 Medicine Park 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 Medicine Park?
July, with a typical high of 95° 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 Medicine Park?
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 Medicine Park in?
Zone 8a 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 Medicine Park?
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 Medicine Park getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.8° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 90% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Medicine Park.
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.