Toppers’ 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 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Toppers at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Toppers’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Toppers’ place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Toppers feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 223 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 29 and the first by November 5. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Wagoner, OK, 2.7 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Toppers’ 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 3 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Muskogee, OK, falls mostly in January and December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 45 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 90 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Toppers
62% 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 Wagoner, OK.
Living with Toppers’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
223 frost-free days in zone 7b. The last frost comes by Mar 29 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 5.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: March, April, May and October. 1.3 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Toppers from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (42%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 37%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Toppers and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Toppers in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Toppers’, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toppers, OK | 27° | 93° | 45" | 2.6" |
| Lancaster, SC | 31° | 91° | 43" | 2.6" |
| Harrisburg, NC | 31° | 90° | 45" | 3.3" |
| Morrilton, AR | 30° | 93° | 52" | 2.4" |
| Bonham, TX | 33° | 94° | 44" | 1.1" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
About as warm as it used to be
The last 30 years in Toppers averaged 0.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.2°).
A smaller shift than in all but 18 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 Toppers compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Toppers’ place among Oklahoma’s.
Toppers weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Toppers’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Muskogee, OK. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 27° | 2.1" | 0.9" | 6 | 34° – 47° |
| February | 54° | 31° | 2.3" | 0.3" | 6 | 36° – 51° |
| March | 63° | 40° | 3.5" | 0.5" | 8 | 45° – 61° |
| April | 72° | 49° | 4.7" | 0.0" | 8 | 54° – 67° |
| May | 80° | 58° | 6.1" | 0.0" | 11 | 66° – 76° |
| June | 88° | 67° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 8 | 73° – 83° |
| July | 93° | 71° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 6 | 77° – 89° |
| August | 92° | 70° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 6 | 74° – 87° |
| September | 85° | 62° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 8 | 69° – 80° |
| October | 74° | 50° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 7 | 56° – 68° |
| November | 61° | 39° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 8 | 44° – 58° |
| December | 51° | 30° | 2.8" | 0.9" | 7 | 29° – 47° |
| Year | 72° | 50° | 45.0" | 2.6" | 90 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 29° to 47°. May is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Toppers’ 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 Toppers’ center.
- Snow: Muskogee, OK.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Wagoner, OK, 2.7 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 Toppers’ climate
What is the weather like in Toppers?
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 68% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 91% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Toppers in winter?
January nights average 27°. About 69 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 34°.
How much snow does Toppers get?
About 2.6 inches in a normal winter at Muskogee, OK, most of it in January and December.
How hot does it get in Toppers?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 71°. About 63 days a year reach 90° and 8 reach 100° (Wagoner, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Toppers?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 29 and the first fall frost by November 5, about 223 frost-free days, at Wagoner, OK.
What growing zone is Toppers 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 Toppers?
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 Toppers getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.2° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than all but 18 U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Toppers.
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.