Lawton weather in April

In April, Lawton sees average daytime highs of 74°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 71°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Lawton's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lawton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 74°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 51°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 3.6 in; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 6:08 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

Lawton is city and County seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States.

Density: 458/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1901

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 71°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical April day in Lawton reaches about 74°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°F warmer than March and about 8°F cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°F)	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	77	77
Avg low (°F)	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	70	48
2	71	48
3	71	48
4	71	49
5	71	49
6	72	49
7	72	49
8	72	49
9	73	50
10	73	50
11	73	50
12	73	51
13	73	51
14	74	51
15	74	51
16	74	52
17	74	52
18	74	52
19	74	52
20	75	53
21	75	53
22	75	53
23	75	53
24	76	53
25	76	54
26	76	54
27	76	54
28	76	55
29	77	55
30	77	55

How April really feels in Lawton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lawton weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	52° / 32°	1.4	4.5	0.8	9.9	3.4
Feb	57° / 35°	1.7	5.5	1	10.7	4.6
Mar	66° / 43°	2.8	7	0.4	11.7	6.6
Apr	74° / 51°	3.6	7.4	0	12.8	7.4
May	82° / 61°	4.4	10.6	0	13.8	6.2
Jun	90° / 70°	3.1	8.3	0	14.3	4.2
Jul	95° / 74°	1.6	5.4	0	14.1	3.0
Aug	94° / 73°	1.7	5.3	0	13.3	3.3
Sep	86° / 65°	2.6	6.6	0	12.2	5.7
Oct	75° / 53°	3.1	6.6	0	11.1	7.7
Nov	63° / 42°	2.0	5.2	0.3	10.2	6.3
Dec	53° / 33°	1.9	4.9	0.7	9.7	3.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Cloudier (%)	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Lawton gets around 3.6 in of rain over 7.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	24
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	29
26	29
27	30
28	30
29	31
30	31

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	84	84	84	83	82	82	80	80	80	79	79	77	77	76	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	68	66	64	62
Comfortable (%)	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Humid (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	16
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	84	10	6	0
2	84	10	6	0
3	84	10	6	0
4	83	11	6	0
5	82	11	6	1
6	82	11	6	1
7	80	12	7	1
8	80	12	7	1
9	80	12	7	1
10	79	13	7	1
11	79	13	7	1
12	77	14	8	1
13	77	14	8	1
14	76	15	8	1
15	74	15	9	2
16	74	15	9	2
17	74	15	9	2
18	73	16	9	2
19	73	16	9	2
20	72	16	10	2
21	72	16	10	2
22	72	16	10	2
23	71	16	11	2
24	71	16	11	2
25	70	16	12	2
26	69	16	13	2
27	68	16	13	3
28	66	17	14	3
29	64	17	15	4
30	62	17	16	5

Wind in April

Winds average 11 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	11	light breeze
2	11	light breeze
3	11	light breeze
4	11	light breeze
5	11	light breeze
6	11	light breeze
7	11	light breeze
8	11	light breeze
9	11	light breeze
10	11	light breeze
11	11	light breeze
12	11	light breeze
13	11	light breeze
14	11	light breeze
15	11	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:11 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:28	6:48
2	12.4	6:27	6:49
3	12.4	6:26	6:50
4	12.4	6:24	6:50
5	12.5	6:23	6:51
6	12.5	6:21	6:52
7	12.5	6:20	6:53
8	12.6	6:19	6:53
9	12.6	6:17	6:54
10	12.7	6:16	6:55
11	12.7	6:14	6:56
12	12.7	6:13	6:57
13	12.8	6:12	6:57
14	12.8	6:10	6:58
15	12.8	6:09	6:59
16	12.9	6:08	7:00
17	12.9	6:06	7:01
18	12.9	6:05	7:01
19	13.0	6:04	7:02
20	13.0	6:03	7:03
21	13.0	6:01	7:04
22	13.1	6:00	7:05
23	13.1	5:59	7:05
24	13.1	5:58	7:06
25	13.2	5:56	7:07
26	13.2	5:55	7:08
27	13.2	5:54	7:09
28	13.3	5:53	7:09
29	13.3	5:52	7:10
30	13.3	5:51	7:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lawton?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Lawton for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Lawton in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Lawton sees daytime highs around 74°F and nights near 51°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Lawton in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lawton peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	9	8	10	10	10	7	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Lawton?

Lawton sits at 34.6°N, 98.4°W, 1,112 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Duncan, 25 mi away.

Topography around Lawton

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Lawton.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lawton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 ft around an average of 1,112 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,621 ft.

The land around Lawton is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (23%) within 2 miles, grassland (67%) within 10 miles, and grassland (61%) and cropland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

141 ft

grassland 35%

10 miles

741 ft

grassland 67%

50 miles

1,621 ft

grassland 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Lawton year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Duncan 25 mi · Chickasha 40 mi · Wichita Falls 48 mi · Altus 53 mi · Mustang 65 mi · El Reno 68 mi · Norman 68 mi · Yukon 71 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lawton (34.6087°, -98.3903°, elevation 1,112 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	70	48
2	71	48
3	71	48
4	71	49
5	71	49
6	72	49
7	72	49
8	72	49
9	73	50
10	73	50
11	73	50
12	73	51
13	73	51
14	74	51
15	74	51
16	74	52
17	74	52
18	74	52
19	74	52
20	75	53
21	75	53
22	75	53
23	75	53
24	76	53
25	76	54
26	76	54
27	76	54
28	76	55
29	77	55
30	77	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	24
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	29
26	29
27	30
28	30
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	84	10	6	0
2	84	10	6	0
3	84	10	6	0
4	83	11	6	0
5	82	11	6	1
6	82	11	6	1
7	80	12	7	1
8	80	12	7	1
9	80	12	7	1
10	79	13	7	1
11	79	13	7	1
12	77	14	8	1
13	77	14	8	1
14	76	15	8	1
15	74	15	9	2
16	74	15	9	2
17	74	15	9	2
18	73	16	9	2
19	73	16	9	2
20	72	16	10	2
21	72	16	10	2
22	72	16	10	2
23	71	16	11	2
24	71	16	11	2
25	70	16	12	2
26	69	16	13	2
27	68	16	13	3
28	66	17	14	3
29	64	17	15	4
30	62	17	16	5

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	70	48
2	71	48
3	71	48
4	71	49
5	71	49
6	72	49
7	72	49
8	72	49
9	73	50
10	73	50
11	73	50
12	73	51
13	73	51
14	74	51
15	74	51
16	74	52
17	74	52
18	74	52
19	74	52
20	75	53
21	75	53
22	75	53
23	75	53
24	76	53
25	76	54
26	76	54
27	76	54
28	76	55
29	77	55
30	77	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	24
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	29
26	29
27	30
28	30
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	84	10	6	0
2	84	10	6	0
3	84	10	6	0
4	83	11	6	0
5	82	11	6	1
6	82	11	6	1
7	80	12	7	1
8	80	12	7	1
9	80	12	7	1
10	79	13	7	1
11	79	13	7	1
12	77	14	8	1
13	77	14	8	1
14	76	15	8	1
15	74	15	9	2
16	74	15	9	2
17	74	15	9	2
18	73	16	9	2
19	73	16	9	2
20	72	16	10	2
21	72	16	10	2
22	72	16	10	2
23	71	16	11	2
24	71	16	11	2
25	70	16	12	2
26	69	16	13	2
27	68	16	13	3
28	66	17	14	3
29	64	17	15	4
30	62	17	16	5

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	70	48
2	71	48
3	71	48
4	71	49
5	71	49
6	72	49
7	72	49
8	72	49
9	73	50
10	73	50
11	73	50
12	73	51
13	73	51
14	74	51
15	74	51
16	74	52
17	74	52
18	74	52
19	74	52
20	75	53
21	75	53
22	75	53
23	75	53
24	76	53
25	76	54
26	76	54
27	76	54
28	76	55
29	77	55
30	77	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	22
3	22
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	23
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	24
14	24
15	25
16	25
17	26
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	29
26	29
27	30
28	30
29	31
30	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	84	10	6	0
2	84	10	6	0
3	84	10	6	0
4	83	11	6	0
5	82	11	6	1
6	82	11	6	1
7	80	12	7	1
8	80	12	7	1
9	80	12	7	1
10	79	13	7	1
11	79	13	7	1
12	77	14	8	1
13	77	14	8	1
14	76	15	8	1
15	74	15	9	2
16	74	15	9	2
17	74	15	9	2
18	73	16	9	2
19	73	16	9	2
20	72	16	10	2
21	72	16	10	2
22	72	16	10	2
23	71	16	11	2
24	71	16	11	2
25	70	16	12	2
26	69	16	13	2
27	68	16	13	3
28	66	17	14	3
29	64	17	15	4
30	62	17	16	5