Lawton weather in May

In May, Lawton sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 4.4 in of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 86°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lawton's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lawton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
5th warmest
Overnight low
61°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.4 in
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:36 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
49%
12th clearest
Wind
10 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
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.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 86°F by the end.

A typical May day in Lawton reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 8°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Lawton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May 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 May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan52° / 32°1.44.50.89.93.4
Feb57° / 35°1.75.5110.74.6
Mar66° / 43°2.870.411.76.6
Apr74° / 51°3.67.4012.87.4
May82° / 61°4.410.6013.86.2
Jun90° / 70°3.18.3014.34.2
Jul95° / 74°1.65.4014.13.0
Aug94° / 73°1.75.3013.33.3
Sep86° / 65°2.66.6012.25.7
Oct75° / 53°3.16.6011.17.7
Nov63° / 42°2.05.20.310.26.3
Dec53° / 33°1.94.90.79.73.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
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65941
75941
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136139
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lawton gets around 4.4 in of rain over 10.6 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
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533
633
733
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1533
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
160181750
258181860
356181970
454192070
551192280
649192390
7472024100
8452025100
9432026110
10422027120
11402028130
12391929130
13371929140
14351930150
15341931160
16321932171
17311833181
18291833191
19271834201
20251835211
21241735231
22221736241
23201736251
24191737261
25171737271
26151737291
27141737301
28131737321
29121737332
30111736352
31101735362

Wind in May

Winds average 10 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
211light breeze
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411light breeze
511light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:507:12
213.45:497:13
313.45:487:14
413.55:467:14
513.55:457:15
613.55:447:16
713.65:437:17
813.65:437:18
913.65:427:18
1013.65:417:19
1113.75:407:20
1213.75:397:21
1313.75:387:22
1413.85:377:22
1513.85:367:23
1613.85:367:24
1713.85:357:25
1813.95:347:25
1913.95:347:26
2013.95:337:27
2113.95:327:28
2213.95:327:28
2314.05:317:29
2414.05:307:30
2514.05:307:31
2614.05:297:31
2714.15:297:32
2814.15:287:33
2914.15:287:33
3014.15:287:34
3114.15:277:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.21 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 — May's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lawton?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lawton for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lawton in May

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

In May, Lawton sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 61°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Lawton in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
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
10 miles
741 ft
50 miles
1,621 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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).