Whippoorwill reaches 100° on about 11 days a year, more than 91% of U.S. towns
January mornings start at about 24°. Expect the heaviest rain or snow in May and the lightest in January. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 50°.
A year in Whippoorwill at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Whippoorwill’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Whippoorwill’s place in Oklahoma beside it.
What a year in Whippoorwill feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 192 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 12 and the first by October 21. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Bartlesville F P Fld, OK, 12 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Whippoorwill’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 2°. 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 7 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Elgin, KS, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 40 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 69 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Whippoorwill
71% 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 Bartlesville F P Fld, OK.
Living with Whippoorwill’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
192 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 12 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 21.
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 Whippoorwill from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (57%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 17%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Whippoorwill and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Whippoorwill yet.
Climates most like Whippoorwill’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whippoorwill, OK | 24° | 92° | 40" | 7.2" |
| Branson, MO | 25° | 90° | 45" | 6.8" |
| Columbia, IL | 24° | 89° | 42" | 8.8" |
| Eudora, KS | 20° | 90° | 39" | 12" |
| 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.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Whippoorwill averaged 0.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.6°).
A smaller shift than in all but 165 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 Whippoorwill compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Whippoorwill’s place among Oklahoma’s.
Whippoorwill weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Whippoorwill’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Elgin, KS. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 24° | 1.4" | 2.0" | 5 | 30° – 45° |
| February | 52° | 28° | 1.7" | 1.7" | 4 | 32° – 48° |
| March | 61° | 37° | 2.9" | 0.5" | 5 | 42° – 59° |
| April | 70° | 46° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 7 | 52° – 64° |
| May | 78° | 56° | 6.1" | 0.0" | 8 | 63° – 74° |
| June | 87° | 66° | 5.4" | 0.0" | 8 | 72° – 81° |
| July | 92° | 70° | 3.9" | 0.0" | 6 | 76° – 88° |
| August | 91° | 68° | 3.7" | 0.0" | 6 | 73° – 85° |
| September | 83° | 60° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 6 | 67° – 79° |
| October | 72° | 48° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 5 | 53° – 65° |
| November | 59° | 36° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 5 | 41° – 55° |
| December | 48° | 27° | 1.9" | 3.0" | 4 | 25° – 42° |
| Year | 70° | 47° | 40.3" | 7.2" | 69 |
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 42°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Whippoorwill’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 Whippoorwill’s center.
- Snow: Elgin, KS.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Bartlesville F P Fld, 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 Whippoorwill’s climate
What is the weather like in Whippoorwill?
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 60% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 87% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Whippoorwill in winter?
January nights average 24°. About 97 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 30°.
How much snow does Whippoorwill get?
About 7.2 inches in a normal winter at Elgin, KS, most of it in December.
How hot does it get in Whippoorwill?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 70°. About 71 days a year reach 90° and 11 reach 100° (Bartlesville F P Fld, OK).
When is the first and last frost in Whippoorwill?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 12 and the first fall frost by October 21, about 192 frost-free days, at Bartlesville F P Fld, OK.
What growing zone is Whippoorwill in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 2°.
What is the best time of year to visit Whippoorwill?
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 Whippoorwill getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.4° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than all but 165 U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Whippoorwill.
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.