Flute Springs has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Flute Springs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Flute Springs’s climate
Read from where Flute Springs sits among Oklahoma’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
2 inches of snow, 50 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 82 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 1.9" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
What a year in Flute Springs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Living with Flute Springs’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
223 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Mar 30 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 7.
About 2" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 66% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 61 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 92°.
The nicest months are March, April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →About 223 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 30 and the first by November 7.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Flute Springs averaged 0.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.4°).
A smaller shift than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Flute Springs compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Oklahoma.
Flute Springs weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 28° | 2.9" | 1.0" | 5 | 0 | 35° – 47° |
| February | 54° | 32° | 2.6" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 36° – 52° |
| March | 63° | 40° | 4.1" | 0.4" | 8 | 0 | 45° – 61° |
| April | 71° | 48° | 5.1" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54° – 66° |
| May | 79° | 57° | 5.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 65° – 74° |
| June | 86° | 66° | 4.9" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 72° – 82° |
| July | 92° | 70° | 4.1" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 75° – 88° |
| August | 91° | 69° | 3.9" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 73° – 85° |
| September | 84° | 61° | 4.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| October | 73° | 50° | 4.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| November | 61° | 39° | 4.0" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 44° – 58° |
| December | 51° | 31° | 3.5" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 30° – 47° |
| Year | 71° | 49° | 49.8" | 1.9" | 82 | 1 |
Heating and cooling a home in Flute Springs
66% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
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 47°. May is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Flute Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Flute Springs?
January, with a typical high of 49° and a low of 28°.
What is the hottest month in Flute Springs?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 70°. About 61 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Flute Springs get?
About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Flute Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 7, and the last spring frost by March 30.
What is the rainiest month in Flute Springs?
May, with 5.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 50 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Flute Springs.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Flute Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Sallisaw 2 Nw, OK (12 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.