August is one of the warmer months of the year in Lawton, with average highs near 35.4°C and lows around 23.1°C (mean 29.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 70 mm of rainfall and 55% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Lawton. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Lawton was 2011 — when the month averaged 34.9°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 25.3°C. Typical August days reach 35.4°C with nights near 23.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
August is about average for rainfall in Lawton, averaging 70 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 1996 with 185 mm, while the driest was 2000 at 1 mm.
Relative humidity in Lawton during August averages 55%. The most humid August was 2007 at 75%, and the least humid was 2011 at 34%.
August receives about 6.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Lawton. The sunniest August was 2000 at 7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1989 and 1992 at 5.5.
Average wind speed in Lawton during August is 2.7 m/s. The windiest August was 2000 at 3.3 m/s, while the calmest was 2005 at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 29.1°C | 28.7°C | 29.2°C | 29.6°C | 29.9°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 35.3°C | 34.9°C | 35.3°C | 35.7°C | 36.0°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Low | 22.9°C | 22.5°C | 23.2°C | 23.4°C | 23.7°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 55 mm | 79 mm | 90 mm | 60 mm | 65 mm | +10 mm |
August temperatures in Lawton have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 12.9°C (1989) to a record high of 45.6°C (2012).
Rainfall in August is about average for rainfall, averaging 70 mm, with a wettest year of 185 mm.
A good time to visit Lawton
August is a good time to visit Lawton, with days averaging 35.4°C and nights around 23.1°C (mean 29.3°C, warmer than Lawton's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. May and September are marginally more temperate, but August still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.1°C | 27.9°C | 22.7°C | 36.8°C | 18.7°C | 98 mm | 68% | 2.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2024 | 38.2°C | 31.4°C | 24.7°C | 42.6°C | 20.7°C | 38 mm | 47% | 2.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 40.2°C | 32.7°C | 25.2°C | 44.0°C | 19.4°C | 16 mm | 40% | 2.8 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 35.9°C | 30.1°C | 24.3°C | 41.9°C | 20.6°C | 97 mm | 54% | 2.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 33.4°C | 28.2°C | 23.1°C | 37.0°C | 18.3°C | 69 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 35.1°C | 28.8°C | 22.4°C | 40.9°C | 18.7°C | 71 mm | 57% | 2.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 35.0°C | 29.6°C | 24.1°C | 39.3°C | 19.9°C | 97 mm | 64% | 2.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 34.7°C | 28.9°C | 23.1°C | 38.5°C | 18.0°C | 87 mm | 59% | 2.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 32.0°C | 26.9°C | 21.8°C | 36.1°C | 16.2°C | 165 mm | 69% | 2.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2016 | 33.6°C | 28.2°C | 22.8°C | 38.1°C | 17.1°C | 47 mm | 63% | 2.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 32.0°C | 26.4°C | 20.8°C | 36.5°C | 14.7°C | 30 mm | 69% | 2.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 37.0°C | 30.0°C | 23.1°C | 40.4°C | 17.6°C | 29 mm | 50% | 2.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 35.8°C | 29.5°C | 23.1°C | 40.9°C | 18.4°C | 44 mm | 54% | 2.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2012 | 37.0°C | 30.0°C | 23.0°C | 45.6°C | 17.0°C | 46 mm | 45% | 2.9 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2011 🔥 | 42.1°C | 34.9°C | 27.7°C | 45.1°C | 24.0°C | 28 mm | 34% | 2.9 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 37.9°C | 31.2°C | 24.6°C | 41.1°C | 17.2°C | 28 mm | 48% | 2.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 35.7°C | 29.0°C | 22.4°C | 40.5°C | 16.0°C | 49 mm | 54% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2008 | 33.7°C | 27.9°C | 22.2°C | 41.7°C | 18.2°C | 164 mm | 63% | 2.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2007 | 32.4°C | 27.5°C | 22.7°C | 36.2°C | 20.3°C | 139 mm | 75% | 2.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2006 | 37.3°C | 31.3°C | 25.4°C | 42.1°C | 18.1°C | 74 mm | 47% | 2.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 33.6°C | 28.0°C | 22.4°C | 38.3°C | 19.5°C | 162 mm | 65% | 2.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2004 | 32.3°C | 26.3°C | 20.3°C | 38.0°C | 15.7°C | 87 mm | 62% | 2.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2003 | 36.5°C | 30.3°C | 24.0°C | 42.0°C | 19.2°C | 109 mm | 51% | 2.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2002 | 35.8°C | 29.4°C | 23.0°C | 39.3°C | 17.6°C | 47 mm | 54% | 2.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 35.7°C | 29.8°C | 23.9°C | 40.7°C | 20.9°C | 66 mm | 53% | 2.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2000 | 39.8°C | 32.7°C | 25.5°C | 41.6°C | 20.6°C | 1 mm | 35% | 3.3 m/s | 7 |
| 1999 | 39.2°C | 31.9°C | 24.6°C | 42.4°C | 19.2°C | 24 mm | 40% | 2.8 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1998 | 37.2°C | 30.9°C | 24.6°C | 41.5°C | 21.3°C | 38 mm | 45% | 2.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 34.3°C | 28.1°C | 21.8°C | 37.9°C | 16.3°C | 96 mm | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1996 🌧️ | 32.4°C | 27.2°C | 22.1°C | 39.6°C | 17.6°C | 185 mm | 67% | 2.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 34.5°C | 29.0°C | 23.5°C | 38.4°C | 18.9°C | 100 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 36.3°C | 29.1°C | 21.9°C | 40.1°C | 17.6°C | 47 mm | 49% | 3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 36.4°C | 30.2°C | 23.9°C | 40.2°C | 18.0°C | 54 mm | 50% | 3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 31.3°C | 25.3°C | 19.2°C | 36.4°C | 14.3°C | 86 mm | 64% | 2.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 33.2°C | 27.4°C | 21.6°C | 36.8°C | 17.9°C | 101 mm | 59% | 2.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 34.4°C | 28.1°C | 21.8°C | 39.7°C | 15.6°C | 59 mm | 58% | 2.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1989 | 32.7°C | 27.2°C | 21.8°C | 37.5°C | 12.9°C | 67 mm | 61% | 3.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1988 | 37.2°C | 30.6°C | 24.0°C | 41.4°C | 15.9°C | 21 mm | 45% | 2.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1987 | 34.4°C | 28.6°C | 22.7°C | 37.9°C | 15.6°C | 66 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1986 | 34.2°C | 28.2°C | 22.3°C | 41.6°C | 14.4°C | 75 mm | 52% | 2.9 m/s | 6 |
| 1985 | 36.5°C | 29.7°C | 22.9°C | 40.4°C | 18.4°C | 66 mm | 50% | 2.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 36.4°C | 29.9°C | 23.5°C | 42.2°C | 19.5°C | 45 mm | 46% | 2.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1983 | 37.2°C | 30.9°C | 24.7°C | 40.7°C | 22.3°C | 41 mm | 50% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 35.1°C | 29.0°C | 22.8°C | 38.8°C | 20.2°C | 18 mm | 58% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 33.9°C | 27.8°C | 21.8°C | 38.4°C | 15.2°C | 95 mm | 55% | 2.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 35.4°C with lows near 23.1°C (mean 29.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 70 mm of rainfall in Lawton, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 185 mm in 1996.
The hottest August reached 45.6°C in 2012. The coldest dipped to 12.9°C in 1989.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 35.8°C to 36.2°C and overnight lows from 23.1°C to 24°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Lawton and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 35.4°C daytime highs and 23.1°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 12th coolest month in Lawton, averaging 29.3°C.
For August in Lawton, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 35.4°C and lows of 23.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 55% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 2.7 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 3.3 m/s (2000).
The wettest August on record was 1996 with 185 mm. On average, August sees 70 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Lawton behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
