Ponca City, OK

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PONCA CITY MUNI AP, OK US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ponca City has an annual average temperature of 59.4°F with about 33.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 93.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.10 in) and January the driest (1.02 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,729
Cooling need
1,701

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

67 of 366 (18.3%) of Ponca City's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
8
1950s
90
1960s
29
1970s
23
1980s
22
1990s
42
2000s
44
2010s
64
2020s
44

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 47.2°F 24.6°F 35.9°F 1.02 in 5
February 52.0°F 28.2°F 40.1°F 1.10 in 5
March 61.7°F 37.3°F 49.5°F 2.17 in 7
April 70.6°F 46.4°F 58.5°F 3.78 in 8
May 79.0°F 57.2°F 68.1°F 5.10 in 10
June 88.3°F 67.0°F 77.6°F 4.70 in 9
July 93.3°F 71.4°F 82.4°F 3.70 in 7
August 92.1°F 69.7°F 80.9°F 3.28 in 8
September 84.3°F 61.1°F 72.7°F 2.74 in 7
October 72.5°F 48.4°F 60.5°F 3.06 in 7
November 59.8°F 36.4°F 48.1°F 1.65 in 5
December 48.9°F 27.4°F 38.1°F 1.27 in 5

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