Lawrence weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lawrence, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at LAWRENCE, 2 km from Lawrence; records cover 1868–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 39.4 in1001 mm
- Snow a year
- 10 in26 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 7
- First fall freeze
- Oct 27
- Heating degree days
- 5,089
- Cooling degree days
- 1,446
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 2°−17° (heating, 99%) and 100°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lawrence in January
Highs average 38°3° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.96 in24 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2013)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1120
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lawrence in February
Highs average 44°6° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1930)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 888
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lawrence in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 2.3 in59 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2026)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 659
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Lawrence in April
Highs average 65°18° and lows 44°7°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1989)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 339
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Lawrence in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 56°13°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1934)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 107
- Cooling degree days
- 107
Lawrence in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 65°19°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1934)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1869)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 294
Lawrence in July
Highs average 89°31° and lows 70°21°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1936)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1869)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 440
Lawrence in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1934)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 387
Lawrence in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 59°15°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1947)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1880)
- Heating degree days
- 51
- Cooling degree days
- 167
Lawrence in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°19° and lows 47°8°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1938)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1869)
- Heating degree days
- 284
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Lawrence in November
Highs average 54°12° and lows 34°1°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1924)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 641
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Lawrence in December
Highs average 42°5° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1939)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 992
- Cooling degree days
- 0