Lawrence County, MO Climate

Lawrence, MO County has a humid subtropical climate, which is characterized by hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. Average temperatures range from around 50 °F in the winter months to 80 °F in the summer months. The area generally receives abundant precipitation throughout the year, with snowfall in the winter months. Winters are usually mild compared to other areas of the Midwest and rarely dip below freezing for more than a few days at a time. Summers are hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms throughout the season.

Lawrence County, Missouri gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lawrence County averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Lawrence County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lawrence County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lawrence County is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Missouri.

7.4 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Lawrence County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lawrence, Missouri	United States
	45.9 in.	38.1 in.
	10.8 in.	27.8 in.
	100.1 days	106.2 days
	211 days	205 days
	88.7°	85.8°
	21.9°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.4	4.3
	1242 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.

August is the hottest month for Lawrence County with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Missouri. In Lawrence County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lawrence County are May, September and June.

In Lawrence County, there are 36.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Missouri.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lawrence County with an average of 21.9°. This is warmer than most places in Missouri.

In Lawrence County, there are 101.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.

In Lawrence County, there are 2.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Missouri.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Lawrence County 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 Lawrence County.

June is the wettest month in Lawrence County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in Lawrence County means that it is wetter than most places in Missouri.

May is the rainiest month in Lawrence County with 11.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 100.1 rainy days annually in Lawrence County, which is rainier than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.8 inches in Lawrence County means that it is less snowy than most places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Lawrence County with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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