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Ponca City climate
Typical historical weather for Ponca City, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
15.8°C
across all months
Warmest month
33.3°C
Jul average high
Coolest month
-2.9°C
Jan average low
Annual rainfall
959mm
total per year
Ponca City is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 36.2°C across the year. About 41% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (May is typically wettest, December driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.9°C · record 14.4–22.9°C | -2.9°C · record -17.5–-6.4°C | 44mm | 5 | 68% | 3.8 m/s | 48% | 2.7 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 10.8°C · record 21.2–28.5°C | -1.3°C · record -27–-6°C | 37mm | 6 | 64% | 4.1 m/s | 51% | 3.6 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 17.6°C · record 22.7–34°C | 5.3°C · record -13–-0.8°C | 75mm | 9 | 59% | 4.5 m/s | 50% | 4.8 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 21.5°C · record 27.2–32.7°C | 9.4°C · record -5–3.9°C | 117mm | 10 | 60% | 4.6 m/s | 50% | 5.5 kWh/m² |
| May | 25.4°C · record 29.9–34.7°C | 15.1°C · record 4.2–11.8°C | 165mm | 15 | 70% | 3.9 m/s | 55% | 5.9 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 31.4°C · record 34–37.7°C | 20.8°C · record 12.2–16°C | 110mm | 9 | 67% | 3.7 m/s | 48% | 6.9 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 33.3°C · record 36.1–41.3°C | 22.8°C · record 16.8–20.3°C | 79mm | 8 | 67% | 3.3 m/s | 42% | 6.9 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 32.4°C · record 35.6–39.5°C | 21.6°C · record 14.2–18°C | 74mm | 10 | 67% | 3.2 m/s | 43% | 6.2 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 30°C · record 33.5–38.6°C | 18.1°C · record 5.9–16.4°C | 71mm | 7 | 66% | 3.4 m/s | 38% | 5.2 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 23.2°C · record 30.3–34.5°C | 11°C · record -5.2–4.8°C | 100mm | 8 | 63% | 4.1 m/s | 36% | 3.9 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 16.1°C · record 21.4–29.8°C | 4.2°C · record -10.5–-2.5°C | 55mm | 6 | 67% | 3.8 m/s | 40% | 2.9 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 10.9°C · record 14.9–25.8°C | -0.2°C · record -17.8–-4°C | 32mm | 4 | 66% | 3.8 m/s | 45% | 2.5 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about +0.14°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -27.71mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 15.612648064251927°C, below the 9-year baseline of 15.86°C by 0.39 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
94.3 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
13.2 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0.2 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
69.3 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
41.3°C
19 July 2022
2022 was 0.18 SD below the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-27°C
16 February 2021
2021 was 0.06 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
126.5mm
6 October 2016
2016 was 1.6 SD above the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
10.6m/s
19 March 2025
2025 was 0.39 SD below the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Ponca City on 6 October 2016.
Nearby cities
Blackwell
22.3 km away
Tonkawa
22.3 km away
Arkansas City
27.8 km away
Newkirk
27.8 km away
Hominy
52.6 km away
Winfield
55.6 km away
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Frequently asked questions about Ponca City's climate
What is the hottest month in Ponca City?
July is typically the warmest month in Ponca City, with an average high of 33.3°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging -2.9°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Ponca City?
Ponca City gets about 959mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 41% of it falling in the three wettest months (May is typically the wettest, December the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Ponca City have?
On average, Ponca City sees about 0.2 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 69.3 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Ponca City getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about +0.14°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Ponca City?
The hottest day on file is 19 July 2022 at 41.3°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Ponca City — 36.750°, -97.000°, ERA5 grid cell center, 9.0 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-17). Historical climate data for Ponca City, United States (36.75°N, 97.00°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Ponca City, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 17, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Ponca City, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 17, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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