Climate averages 1991–2020
Lawton weather
in April.
A warm, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Lawton: daytime highs average 23.1°C and nights cool to about 11.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 92 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 02 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Wichita Falls (78 km away). In April its highs average 24.4°C, 1.4°C warmer than Lawton, with 85 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lawton ranks joint 124th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 292nd of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Lawton is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.2°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 92 mm to 113 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lawton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.8°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 35 | 4.5 | 10.110 h |
| February | 13.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 43 | 5.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.3°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 71 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 23.1°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 92 | 7.3 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.3°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 113 | 10.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 31.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 79 | 8.3 | 14.414 h |
| July | 34.6°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 42 | 5.3 | 14.214 h |
| August | 34.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 43 | 5.3 | 13.513 h |
| September | 29.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 65 | 6.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 79 | 6.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 16.6°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 50 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 11.3°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 47 | 4.8 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Wichita Falls in AprilUnited States · 78 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 85 mm rain
- Norman in AprilUnited States · 110 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 100 mm rain
- Oklahoma City in AprilUnited States · 124 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.7°C · 98 mm rain
- Edmond in AprilUnited States · 143 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 99 mm rain
- Denton in AprilUnited States · 194 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 13.4°C · 96 mm rain
- Flower Mound in AprilUnited States · 214 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 13.6°C · 103 mm rain
- Lewisville in AprilUnited States · 216 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 13.7°C · 103 mm rain
- Frisco in AprilUnited States · 217 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 13.1°C · 110 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lawton) is explained once on the Lawton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.