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Ponca City, Oklahoma climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Ponca City has a strongly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 94°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 26°F at night. Around 36 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (4.7 inches) and easing off in January (1.3 inches).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 94°F in July.

About 76 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 26°F in January.

About 86 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 36 in of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Ponca City climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	49	54	63	72	79	88	94	93	85	73	61	51
Avg temp (°F)	37	42	51	60	69	78	83	81	73	61	49	40
Avg low (°F)	26	30	38	47	58	67	71	70	61	49	37	29
Precipitation (in)	1.3	1.6	2.8	4.2	4.7	4.6	3.4	3.7	2.9	2.9	2.3	1.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	49	54	63	72	79	88
Avg temp (°F)	37	42	51	60	69	78
Avg low (°F)	26	30	38	47	58	67
Precipitation (in)	1.3	1.6	2.8	4.2	4.7	4.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	94	93	85	73	61	51
Avg temp (°F)	83	81	73	61	49	40
Avg low (°F)	71	70	61	49	37	29
Precipitation (in)	3.4	3.7	2.9	2.9	2.3	1.7

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	7	7	9	12	10	7	9	7	8	6	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.2	1	4	15	23	21	10	1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	23	18	8	2	0.1	—	—	—	—	1	10	22

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	7	7	9	12	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	0.2	1	4	15
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	23	18	8	2	0.1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	9	7	8	6	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	23	21	10	1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	1	10	22

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	54	58	60	57	57	49	42	44	45	46	49	54
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	7	7	7	8	10	13	12	12	13	11	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	10	10	10	12	11	11	10	9	10	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	14	13	13	9	7	7	8	9	10	12
Relative humidity (%)	74	72	70	68	72	70	63	60	63	65	71	75
Wind speed (mph)	7.5	7.9	8.5	8.7	7.5	7.0	6.2	5.9	6.4	7.3	7.6	7.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	54	58	60	57	57	49
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	7	7	7	8	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	10	10	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	14	13	13	9
Relative humidity (%)	74	72	70	68	72	70
Wind speed (mph)	7.5	7.9	8.5	8.7	7.5	7.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	42	44	45	46	49	54
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	13	12	12	13	11	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	11	10	9	10	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	7	7	8	9	10	12
Relative humidity (%)	63	60	63	65	71	75
Wind speed (mph)	6.2	5.9	6.4	7.3	7.6	7.1

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Stillwater 2 W (NOAA GHCN station USW00053926), about 65 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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