Fort Towson, OK climate
Fort Towson has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade3° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 84°, and a typical Oct 1 in Fort Towson peaks around 81°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Fort Towson feels like
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Fort Towson 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 | 53° | 31° | 3.4" | 0.3" | 8 | 0 | 38° – 49° |
| February | 58° | 35° | 3.5" | 0.4" | 8 | 0 | 38° – 54° |
| March | 66° | 43° | 4.7" | 0.1" | 8 | 0 | 49° – 62° |
| April | 74° | 50° | 4.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56° – 67° |
| May | 81° | 59° | 6.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 67° – 75° |
| June | 89° | 67° | 4.1" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74° – 83° |
| July | 93° | 71° | 3.4" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 78° – 88° |
| August | 93° | 70° | 3.0" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 75° – 89° |
| September | 87° | 63° | 3.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 70° – 82° |
| October | 76° | 51° | 4.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58° – 70° |
| November | 64° | 41° | 4.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 46° – 59° |
| December | 55° | 33° | 4.5" | 0.4" | 9 | 0 | 34° – 50° |
| Year | 74° | 51° | 50.3" | 1.2" | 93 | 1 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Fort Towson
Fort Towson gets 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 93 days a year.
About 244 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 15 and the first one by November 15. That leaves about 244 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 89% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Fort Towson
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Fort Towson, 55% of that work is heating and 45% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Fort Towson compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Fort Towson averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.4°). The shift is smaller than in 94% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Fort Towson’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 38° to 54°. May is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Fort Towson’s climate
What is the coldest month in Fort Towson?
January, with a typical high of 53° and a low of 31°.
What is the hottest month in Fort Towson?
August, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 70°. About 71 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Fort Towson get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Fort Towson?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 15, and the last spring frost by March 15.
What is the rainiest month in Fort Towson?
May, with 6.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 50 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Fort Towson itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Valliant 3 W, OK (8 mi, snow) and Hugo, OK (15 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.