Hot-summer humid continental
Lawrence, Indiana
Marion County, Indiana · Population 49k · 873 ft elevation
Living in Lawrence
Lawrence has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lawrence at a glance
- Population
- 49k
- Elevation
- 873 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,649 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $220k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,084/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%
- Violent crime rate
- 252 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,181 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 22th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 3.3″ | 8.4″ | 131 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 7.2″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 3.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 42°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 226 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 5.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.7″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 3.2″ | 6.7″ | 119 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology