Best time to visit Chickasaw National Recreation Area
February, March and November are the best balance at Chickasaw National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 56° to 65°F), with crowds from quiet to moderate. July is busiest, with about 305,000 visitors. December is the quietest, with highs near 54°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Chickasaw Nra, OK USC00341745
- Lat / lon
- 34.50, -96.97
- Elevation
- 1,047 ft
- From park center
- 3.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 52° | 56° | 65° | 73° | 79° | 88° | 93° | 94° | 86° | 75° | 63° | 54° | 73° |
| Low, °F | 28° | 32° | 41° | 49° | 59° | 68° | 71° | 70° | 62° | 50° | 39° | 31° | 50° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 41.8 |
| Snow, in | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:05 | 10:53 | 11:52 | 13:00 | 13:56 | 14:27 | 14:15 | 13:26 | 12:21 | 11:15 | 10:19 | 9:52 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 73 | 88 | 134 | 151 | 214 | 273 | 305 | 227 | 143 | 111 | 87 | 71 | 1,877 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 28° | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10:05 | 73,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Februarybest | 56° | 32° | 1.9 | 0.3 | 10:53 | 88,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| Marchbest | 65° | 41° | 3.6 | 0.1 | 11:52 | 134,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| April | 73° | 49° | 3.7 | 0 | 13:00 | 151,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| May | 79° | 59° | 5.5 | 0 | 13:56 | 214,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 88° | 68° | 4.4 | 0 | 14:27 | 273,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 93° | 71° | 3.7 | 0 | 14:15 | 305,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 94° | 70° | 3.0 | 0 | 13:26 | 227,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 86° | 62° | 4.4 | 0 | 12:21 | 143,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| October | 75° | 50° | 4.0 | 0 | 11:15 | 111,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 63° | 39° | 2.8 | 0 | 10:19 | 87,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| December | 54° | 31° | 2.7 | 0.3 | 9:52 | 71,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 73° | 50° | 41.8 | 1.7 | 1,877,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest August, average high 94°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 28°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,877,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Oklahoma
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