Hot-summer humid continental
Lawson, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri · Population 2.7k · 1,076 ft elevation
Living in Lawson
Lawson has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lawson at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,877 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,006/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 79 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 556 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 16°F | 1.3″ | 5.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 20°F | 1.6″ | 6.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 30°F | 2.5″ | 2.0″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 5.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.2″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 5.4″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 55°F | 4.9″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 30°F | 2.1″ | 0.9″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 21°F | 1.7″ | 4.6″ | 169 hrs |
Near Lawson
- Excelsior Springs, MO · 11k
- Kearney, MO · 11k
- Lathrop, MO · 2.6k
- Liberty, MO · 30k
- Richmond, MO · 6k
- Smithville, MO · 11k
- Pleasant Valley, MO · 2.7k
- Buckner, MO · 2.9k
Largest places in Missouri
- Kansas City, MO · 508k
- St. Louis, MO · 293k
- Springfield, MO · 169k
- Columbia, MO · 127k
- Independence, MO · 122k
- Lee's Summit, MO · 103k
- O'Fallon, MO · 93k
- St. Joseph, MO · 72k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology