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United States / Oklahoma / Lawton Metro Area / Comanche County / Lawton / Zip Codes
Lawton, OK has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months of June through August is around 91°F (33°C) while the average low temperature during these months is about 70°F (21°C). During the winter months of December through February, the average high temperature is around 52°F (11°C) and the average low temperature is around 32°F (0°C). Precipitation in Lawton averages about 35 inches (89 cm) annually, with most of that falling between April and October.

Lawton, Oklahoma gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lawton averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 247 sunny days per year in Lawton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lawton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 65 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lawton is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oklahoma.

5.3 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Lawton, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLawton, OklahomaUnited States
  32.1 in.38.1 in.
  2.0 in.27.8 in.
  64.9 days106.2 days
  247 days205 days
  96.4°85.8°
  26.8°21.7°
  7.37
  5.44.3
  1112 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Lawton with an average high temperature of 96.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Oklahoma. In Lawton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lawton are October, April and May.
In Lawton, there are 89.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lawton with an average of 26.8°. This is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
In Lawton, there are 75.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
In Lawton, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Lawton but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Lawton.
May is the wettest month in Lawton with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.1 inches in Lawton means that it is drier than most places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Lawton with 7.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 64.9 rainy days annually in Lawton, which is less rainy than most places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.0 inches in Lawton means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Lawton with 1.0 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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Alexis · Lawton, OK
Save yourself time and money and don't live here
Over 3 years ago

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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Derrick · Jacksonville, NC
Look up 20 best things to do and you'll LOL.
Over 3 years ago

It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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Marnie · Lawton, OK
Stay away. Just. Stay. Away.
Over 3 years ago

The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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