Lawton weather in May: Lawton, Oklahoma: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Lawton in May has a normal high of 83°F and a normal low of 59°F, a daily mean of 71°F, rising from 78°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 3.72 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 15°C, 94 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLawton Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00003950
- Location34.56°N 98.42°W
- Elevation1,069 ft (326 m)
- Population90,027
- Jan 54° 27°
- Feb 58° 32°
- Mar 67° 41°
- Apr 75° 49°
- May 83° 59°
- Jun 92° 68°
- Jul 97° 72°
- Aug 96° 71°
- Sep 88° 63°
- Oct 77° 50°
- Nov 64° 38°
- Dec 54° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lawton in May?
The normal high is 83°F and the normal low 59°F, for a daily mean of 71.0°F. May is 9.3°F warmer than April and 9.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Lawton and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 78°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 68°F and 74°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 78°F | 53°F | 25% | 15% |
| May 8 | 80°F | 56°F | 26% | 16% |
| May 15 | 83°F | 59°F | 27% | 17% |
| May 22 | 85°F | 61°F | 27% | 17% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 65°F | 26% | 16% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 78°F | 53°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 79°F | 53°F | 26% | 15% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 79°F | 54°F | 26% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 79°F | 54°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 79°F | 55°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 80°F | 55°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 80°F | 55°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 80°F | 56°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 81°F | 56°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 81°F | 57°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 81°F | 57°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 82°F | 57°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 82°F | 58°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 82°F | 58°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 83°F | 59°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 83°F | 59°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 84°F | 59°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 84°F | 60°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 84°F | 60°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 85°F | 61°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 85°F | 61°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 85°F | 61°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 86°F | 62°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 86°F | 62°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 86°F | 63°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 63°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 87°F | 63°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 87°F | 64°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 88°F | 64°F | 27% | 17% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 88°F | 64°F | 27% | 16% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 88°F | 65°F | 26% | 16% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 83°FMay average
- Normal low
- 59°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.72 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 21
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003950; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lawton in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around May 18 (27%). In all, 3.72 in falls on 9 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Lawton, 8 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003950.
What are the records for May in Lawton?
The warmest May temperature on Lawton's official record (since 1912) is 109°F, on May 24, 2000; the coldest is 29°F, on May 3, 2013. The wettest May brought 16.33 in (1982).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 71.0°F: 2021 68.0°F (−3.0), 2022 74.0°F (+3.0), 2023 71.1°F (+0.1), 2024 72.7°F (+1.7), 2025 70.0°F (−1.0), 2026 71.1°F (+0.1). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.0°F | −3.0°F | 4.78 in |
| 2022 | 74.0°F | +3.0°F | 3.84 in |
| 2023 | 71.1°F | +0.1°F | 4.33 in |
| 2024 | 72.7°F | +1.7°F | 4.83 in |
| 2025 | 70.0°F | −1.0°F | 4.47 in |
| 2026 | 71.1°F | +0.1°F | 1.54 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record LAWthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003950. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Lawton compare across Oklahoma?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Oklahoma, May normal highs run from 77°F in Stilwell to 84°F in Altus; Lawton's is 83°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.