Lawrenceville, IL Climate


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United States / Illinois / No Metro Area / Lawrence County / Lawrenceville / Zip Codes
Lawrenceville, IL has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often in the 80s-90s Fahrenheit range and occasional heat waves from June to August. It gets quite humid in those months due to its location near Lake Michigan. Winters are snowy and cold, with temperatures often dropping below freezing and sometimes even reaching single digits. Spring and Autumn are mild with pleasantly warm days transitioning into cold nights. The area receives roughly 40 inches of rain per year, spread out throughout the seasons.

Lawrenceville, Illinois gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lawrenceville averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Lawrenceville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lawrenceville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lawrenceville is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Illinois.

7.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Lawrenceville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLawrenceville, IllinoisUnited States
  45.1 in.38.1 in.
  12.4 in.27.8 in.
  107.7 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  88.1°85.8°
  22.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  469 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Lawrenceville with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Illinois. In Lawrenceville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lawrenceville are May, September and June.
In Lawrenceville, there are 34.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lawrenceville with an average of 22.2°. This is warmer than most places in Illinois.
In Lawrenceville, there are 97.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Illinois.
In Lawrenceville, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Illinois.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Lawrenceville during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Lawrenceville.
May is the wettest month in Lawrenceville with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in Lawrenceville means that it is one of the wettest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Lawrenceville with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 107.7 rainy days annually in Lawrenceville, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.4 inches in Lawrenceville means that it is less snowy than most places in Illinois. December is the snowiest month in Lawrenceville with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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