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Lawton weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weather
Lawton swings 64°F across the year, from 95°F highs in July to 31°F lows in January, and May is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 32 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 182 days a year at 77°F or above, 117 of them at 86°F or above, 43 frost nights, and rain on 78 days.
Warmest month
July
95°F average high
Coldest month
January
31°F average low
Wettest month
May
32 in a year
Comfortable
4 months
March, April, October and November
Residents
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European
96/100 CheckWeather Score
Warm days
182 days
a year at 77°F or above
Frost nights
43 nights
a year below 32°F
Rain days
78 days
a year with 0.04 in or more
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Lawton’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
NWS, American, European side by side around Lawton and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Lawton hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Lawton 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
80°56°
models agree
Tomorrow
Cloudy
79°60°
models agree
Mon
Partly cloudy
76°58°
models agree
Tue
Partly cloudy
75°59°
±6°
Wed
Cloudy
80°60°
models agree
Thu
Partly cloudy
78°63°
models agree
Fri
Light rain
72°62°
±14°
Sat
Rain
77°62°
±5°
Sun
Light drizzle
76°61°
±13°
Mon
Light drizzle
74°55°
±8°
Tue
Clear
70°53°
±6°
Wed
Cloudy
73°52°
models agree
Thu
Cloudy
70°53°
±6°
Lawton, Oklahoma (OK) is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 95°F) and coldest in Jan (lows around 31°F), with roughly 32 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for Lawton right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
51°
31°
Feb
56°
34°
Mar
65°
44°
Apr
73°
52°
May
81°
62°
Jun
90°
71°
Jul
95°
75°
Aug
95°
73°
Sep
86°
65°
Oct
75°
54°
Nov
61°
42°
Dec
51°
33°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Lawton's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.6°F
Around Lawton, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is +0.6°F, within the normal swing from year to year.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 95°F
11 fewer days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
9 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
−4%
2015-2024 against 1995-2004
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >95°F vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−1.8°F
−14
−2
+0%
1996
−1.2°F
−1
+19
+6%
1997
−2.0°F
−2
+11
−2%
1998
+2.0°F
+47
−9
+0%
1999
+1.1°F
−0
−17
+4%
2000
+0.4°F
+34
+13
+4%
2001
−0.2°F
−2
+3
−2%
2002
−1.6°F
−11
+7
+0%
2003
−0.2°F
+1
+10
−2%
2004
−0.5°F
−29
−6
+0%
2005
±0.0°F
−5
−13
−6%
2006
+2.2°F
+27
−18
+2%
2007
−2.1°F
−47
+16
−6%
2008
−0.5°F
+3
+10
+6%
2009
−0.9°F
−1
+10
+4%
2010
−0.7°F
+3
+11
+0%
2011
+2.9°F
+57
+7
+9%
2012
+2.7°F
+24
−14
+2%
2013
−0.9°F
+10
+17
+2%
2014
−0.5°F
+8
+16
+4%
2015
−1.2°F
−45
+2
−6%
2016
+0.2°F
−34
−6
−4%
2017
+0.6°F
−15
−22
−2%
2018
−0.7°F
+9
+14
−2%
2019
−1.6°F
−28
+5
−2%
2020
−0.7°F
−16
−11
−2%
2021
−0.2°F
−26
−15
−2%
2022
+1.1°F
+33
+16
+2%
2023
+1.8°F
+22
−18
−6%
2024
+2.5°F
+11
−25
−2%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Lawton, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Lawton?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
96
/100rank #1
92±0.8°F
97±1.1 mph
100100% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
80
/100rank #2
85±1.5°F
95±1.7 mph
6581% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
±2°79° to 81°
models agree0% to 0% chance
Tomorrow
±4°77° to 81°
±1%0% to 1% chance
Mon
±2°75° to 77°
±6%11% to 17% chance
Tue
±6°71° to 77°
±12%15% to 27% chance
Wed
±2°79° to 81°
±16%4% to 20% chance
The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Sunrise and sunset in Lawton
today, local time
Sunrise
07:46
Sunset
18:48
Daylight
11h 2m
Common questions
What's the weather in Lawton today?
Saturday, October 24: NWS, the American and the European model agree on a high near 80° in Lawton today. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 79°, with a 1% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Lawton today or tomorrow?
Rain looks unlikely in Lawton on Sunday, October 25: no model gives more than 1% (NWS 1%, American 1%, European 0%). On Saturday, October 24 the highest chance of rain from any model is 0%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Lawton?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Lawton (CheckWeather Score 96/100), ahead of the American at 80. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the US accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Lawton?
July is typically the warmest month in Lawton, with average highs around 95°F.
How cold does Lawton get?
The coldest month in Lawton is January, when overnight lows average about 31°F.
How much rain does Lawton get?
Lawton sees roughly 32 in of precipitation a year, with May usually the wettest month.
Is Lawton getting warmer?
Not clearly. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Lawton, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is 0.6°F, within the normal swing from year to year.