Pershing reaches 100° on about 10 days a year, more than 91% of U.S. towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 24°. A year here swings 68° from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its January nights stay gentler than in 61% of U.S. towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 50°.
A year in Pershing at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Pershing’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Pershing’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Pershing feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 212 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 31 and the first by October 31. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Barnsdall, OK, 6 miles from the town’s center, 140 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Pershing’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 3°. 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 8 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Bartlesville F P Fld, OK, falls mostly in December. 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 95 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Pershing
66% 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 Barnsdall, OK.
Living with Pershing’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
212 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Mar 31 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 31.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Pershing from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (49%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 21%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Pershing and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Pershing yet.
Climates most like Pershing’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing, OK | 24° | 92° | 41" | 8.2" |
| Branson, MO | 25° | 90° | 45" | 6.8" |
| Columbia, IL | 24° | 89° | 42" | 8.8" |
| Paola, KS | 21° | 89° | 40" | 8.4" |
| Fredericksburg, VA | 25° | 89° | 43" | 11" |
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 Pershing averaged 0.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.6°).
A smaller shift than in all but 47 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 Pershing compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Pershing’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Pershing weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Pershing’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Bartlesville F P Fld, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 24° | 1.4" | 1.9" | 6 | 1 | 31° – 45° |
| February | 52° | 28° | 1.7" | 1.6" | 6 | 1 | 33° – 48° |
| March | 62° | 38° | 2.9" | 1.5" | 9 | 0 | 43° – 59° |
| April | 71° | 47° | 4.3" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 52° – 65° |
| May | 78° | 57° | 6.3" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 63° – 74° |
| June | 86° | 66° | 5.2" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 72° – 81° |
| July | 92° | 70° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 76° – 88° |
| August | 91° | 68° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 73° – 85° |
| September | 84° | 60° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 67° – 79° |
| October | 72° | 48° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 54° – 66° |
| November | 60° | 36° | 2.3" | 0.2" | 7 | 0 | 42° – 56° |
| December | 49° | 27° | 1.9" | 3.0" | 6 | 2 | 25° – 43° |
| Year | 70° | 47° | 40.9" | 8.2" | 95 | 4 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 25° to 43°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Pershing’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 Pershing’s center.
- Snow: Bartlesville F P Fld, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Barnsdall, OK, 6 miles from the town’s center, 140 ft lower; 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 Pershing’s climate
What is the weather like in Pershing?
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 61% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 87% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Pershing in winter?
January nights average 24°. About 88 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 31°.
How much snow does Pershing get?
About 8.2 inches in a normal winter at Bartlesville F P Fld, OK, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 4 days a year.
How hot does it get in Pershing?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 70°. About 62 days a year reach 90° and 10 reach 100° (Barnsdall, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Pershing?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 31 and the first fall frost by October 31, about 212 frost-free days, at Barnsdall, OK.
What growing zone is Pershing in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 3°.
What is the best time of year to visit Pershing?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Pershing getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.3° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than all but 47 U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Pershing.
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.