Hot-summer humid continental
Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas · Population 95k · 876 ft elevation
Living in Lawrence
Lawrence has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lawrence at a glance
- Population
- 95k
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,876 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $270k52th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,054/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.26%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.6%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%
- Violent crime rate
- 441 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,902 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 1.0″ | 2.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 3.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 34°F | 2.3″ | 0.8″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 230 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 57°F | 5.1″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 66°F | 5.7″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 70°F | 4.3″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 4.6″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 47°F | 3.2″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 2.0″ | 0.9″ | 189 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 2.9″ | 169 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