Hot-summer humid continental
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts · Population 88k · 66 ft elevation
Living in Lawrence
Lawrence has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (58″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lawrence at a glance
- Population
- 88k
- Elevation
- 66 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $394k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,569/mo70th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.097th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 361 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 899 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 20°F | 4.2″ | 16.2″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 21°F | 3.8″ | 15.6″ | 165 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 30°F | 4.7″ | 11.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 40°F | 4.2″ | 1.8″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 50°F | 3.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 65°F | 3.7″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 44°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 1.4″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 26°F | 4.7″ | 10.8″ | 144 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