Mountain Park reaches 100° on about 15 days a year, more than 93% of U.S. towns
In January the night’s low is typically 28°. Only 68° separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Its yearly precipitation falls short of 86% of U.S. towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from March to May and October, with highs of 66–83°.
A year in Mountain Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Mountain Park’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Mountain Park’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Mountain Park 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 28 and the first by November 6. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Wichita Mtn Wr, OK, 14 miles from the town’s center, 280 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Mountain Park’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 2 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Snyder 2 Ese, OK, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 30 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 Mountain Park
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 Wichita Mtn Wr, OK.
Living with Mountain Park’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 28 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. 0.2 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Mountain Park from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (29%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 16%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Mountain Park and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Mountain Park yet.
Climates most like Mountain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Park, OK | 28° | 96° | 30" | 2.3" |
| Brownwood, TX | 33° | 96° | 29" | 1.3" |
| Oakhurst, CA | 34° | 95° | 29" | 2.5" |
| Central Point, OR | 32° | 93° | 22" | 3.4" |
| Hutchinson, KS | 21° | 93° | 31" | 6.9" |
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 Mountain Park averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.2°).
A smaller shift than in 78% 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 Mountain Park compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Mountain Park’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Mountain Park weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Mountain Park’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Snyder 2 Ese, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 28° | 1.0" | 0.9" | 3 | 0 | 36° – 48° |
| February | 56° | 32° | 1.2" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 38° – 52° |
| March | 66° | 40° | 2.1" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 47° – 60° |
| April | 74° | 48° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| May | 83° | 59° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| June | 92° | 68° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 75° – 88° |
| July | 96° | 72° | 2.4" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 80° – 92° |
| August | 95° | 71° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 76° – 92° |
| September | 87° | 63° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 70° – 82° |
| October | 76° | 51° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 56° – 68° |
| November | 63° | 39° | 1.7" | 0.4" | 4 | 0 | 45° – 57° |
| December | 53° | 30° | 1.5" | 0.6" | 4 | 0 | 33° – 45° |
| Year | 74° | 50° | 29.5" | 2.3" | 62 | 0 |
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 11°.
Where Mountain 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 Mountain Park’s center.
- Snow: Snyder 2 Ese, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Wichita Mtn Wr, OK, 14 miles from the town’s center, 280 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 Mountain Park’s climate
What is the weather like in Mountain Park?
A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 70% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 97% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Mountain Park in winter?
January nights average 28°. About 82 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 36°.
How much snow does Mountain Park get?
About 2.3 inches in a normal winter at Snyder 2 Ese, OK, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 0 days a year.
How hot does it get in Mountain Park?
July, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 72°. About 77 days a year reach 90° and 15 reach 100° (Wichita Mtn Wr, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Mountain Park?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 28 and the first fall frost by November 6, about 224 frost-free days, at Wichita Mtn Wr, OK.
What growing zone is Mountain Park 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Park getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.0° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 78% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Mountain 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.