Lawton climate — normals and trends
Lawton (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 754 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lawton averages 52 frost days, 109 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Lawton has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 57 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -26.3 °C (on 12 March 1948).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LawtonOklahoma
- coords
- 34.61°, -98.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
754mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
52 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
109 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
97 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-26.3 °C
12 March 1948
Wettest day
116 mm
28 April 2021
Windiest day
53.9 km/h
1 April 1983
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
1 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
27 June 1994
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
12 March 1948
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
1 February 2011
Sunniest day
13.9 h
28 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 11 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 12.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 57 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 317 mm | +218 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 146 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 97 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 31 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 26 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -56 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 31 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 35 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 16.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 7 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lawton?
Lawton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 754 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lawton?
The hottest day measured in Lawton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lawton?
The coldest day measured in Lawton between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1948, at -26.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lawton?
Yes. Lawton gets on average 12.5 cm of snow per year and has around 52 frost days.
Has the climate of Lawton warmed?
Yes: Lawton warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lawton?
The wettest day measured in Lawton between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2021, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lawton?
The windiest day measured in Lawton between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1983, with winds reaching 53.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lawton?
The warmest month in Lawton is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lawton?
Lawton receives on average 754 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lawton?
Lawton gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lawton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lawton between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2011, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lawton?
Yes: Lawton has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lawton?
In Lawton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 27 June 1994, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 12 March 1948.
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