What is the hottest month in Lawrence?

July is the warmest month in Lawrence, with an average high of 82.9°F.

What is the coldest month in Lawrence?

January is the coldest month in Lawrence, with an average low of 17.2°F.

What month does Lawrence get the most rain?

October is typically the wettest month in Lawrence, with about 4.40 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Lawrence in?

Lawrence is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 7a, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Lawrence, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BLOOMINGDALE, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Lawrence has an annual average temperature of 48.6°F with about 41.1 inches of precipitation per year and 109 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.2°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.40 in) and February the driest (2.33 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months

2 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

46.9°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

6,342

HDD/yr

Cooling need

426

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Lawrence's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s		16
1910s		37
1920s		32
1930s		51
1940s		27
1950s		40
1960s		13
1970s		24
1980s		27
1990s		31
2000s		26
2010s		37
2020s		5

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month	Avg High	Avg Low	Avg Temp	Precipitation	Snow	Rainy days
January	32.0°F	17.2°F	24.6°F	3.17 in	35.9 in	17
February	34.7°F	18.1°F	26.4°F	2.33 in	22.9 in	13
March	45.1°F	25.3°F	35.2°F	2.53 in	7.9 in	12
April	57.8°F	34.6°F	46.2°F	3.64 in	1.7 in	12
May	69.6°F	46.2°F	57.9°F	4.09 in	—	12
June	79.2°F	56.5°F	67.8°F	3.83 in	—	10
July	82.9°F	60.1°F	71.5°F	3.65 in	—	8
August	81.3°F	58.5°F	69.9°F	3.86 in	—	10
September	74.6°F	50.8°F	62.7°F	3.40 in	—	9
October	61.7°F	40.2°F	50.9°F	4.40 in	0.5 in	12
November	48.1°F	30.8°F	39.5°F	3.21 in	7.3 in	13
December	37.1°F	23.4°F	30.2°F	3.03 in	32.8 in	15