Stroud Trading Company Building · Photo: Melodibit · CC BY-SA 3.0Stroud’s winters are milder and less snowy than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Stroud at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Stroud’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Stroud’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Stroud 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 2 and the first by November 2. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Chandler 5se Mesonet, OK, 12 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Stroud’s center in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 6°. 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 6 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Stroud 3 N, OK, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 39 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 74 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Stroud
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 Chandler 5se Mesonet, OK.
Living with Stroud’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 2 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 2.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Stroud from natural hazards, tornadoes are the largest share (23%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 32%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Stroud and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Stroud yet.
Climates most like Stroud’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud, OK | 27° | 93° | 39" | 5.7" |
| Newton, KS | 21° | 92° | 35" | 8.8" |
| Carl Junction, MO | 25° | 90° | 45" | 7.8" |
| Lancaster, SC | 31° | 91° | 43" | 2.6" |
| Monroe, NC | 31° | 91° | 43" | 2.1" |
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 Stroud averaged 0.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.8°).
A smaller shift than in all but 34 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 Stroud compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Stroud’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Stroud weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Stroud’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Stroud 3 N, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 27° | 1.6" | 2.0" | 5 | 1 | 33° – 48° |
| February | 55° | 31° | 1.7" | 0.7" | 5 | 1 | 36° – 51° |
| March | 63° | 40° | 2.9" | 1.0" | 7 | 0 | 45° – 60° |
| April | 72° | 48° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 53° – 67° |
| May | 79° | 57° | 5.5" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 65° – 75° |
| June | 88° | 66° | 4.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 72° – 83° |
| July | 93° | 70° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 78° – 90° |
| August | 93° | 69° | 3.3" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 74° – 88° |
| September | 85° | 61° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 69° – 80° |
| October | 74° | 49° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| November | 62° | 38° | 2.5" | 0.5" | 5 | 0 | 43° – 57° |
| December | 51° | 30° | 2.1" | 1.5" | 6 | 1 | 30° – 45° |
| Year | 72° | 49° | 39.2" | 5.7" | 74 | 3 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 30° to 45°. May is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Stroud’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 Stroud’s center.
- Snow: Stroud 3 N, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Chandler 5se Mesonet, OK, 12 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 Stroud’s climate
What is the weather like in Stroud?
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 67% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 91% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Stroud in winter?
January nights average 27°. About 74 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 33°.
How much snow does Stroud get?
About 5.7 inches in a normal winter at Stroud 3 N, OK, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 3 days a year.
How hot does it get in Stroud?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 70°. About 68 days a year reach 90° and 9 reach 100° (Chandler 5se Mesonet, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Stroud?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 2 and the first fall frost by November 2, about 214 frost-free days, at Chandler 5se Mesonet, OK.
What growing zone is Stroud in?
Zone 7b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 6°.
What is the best time of year to visit Stroud?
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 Stroud getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.2° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than all but 34 U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Stroud.
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.