Lawrence, MA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Lawrence's primary NOAA station, LAWRENCE.
The climate verdict for Lawrence
Water is the standout signal in Lawrence, Massachusetts: 49.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 51°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 49.3"
- yearly precipitation total
- 198 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Lawrence: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00194105 · Lawrence, MA 51°F mean · 49.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,019
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sidney
- PRCP-MID 49.3"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,898 HDD
- STN-1 USC00194105
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Sidney, OH (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MA station list.
- Lawrence (this station) 51°F
- Cold Marion, OH 51°F
- Hot Hartford Bradley, CT 51°F
- Near Sidney, OH 51°F
- Near Chief Joseph Dam, WA 51°F
Climate Living Index · Lawrence
Lawrence: 55/100 · grade C
Lawrence publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Lawrence, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 119 calendar days | 65/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 198 days/year | 63/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 49.3 in · 14.3 from 35 in | 50/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 50.9°F · 16.6° from 67.5°F | 44/100 · D |
Lawrence · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Lawrence is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 27.3°F and warmest-month mean 73.8°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 73.8°F
- Coldest month
- 27.3°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Lawrence sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Lawrence's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 44th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 21% wettest
- Lawrence's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 66th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Lawrence compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Lawrence's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Lawrence's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 107 complete annual observations from 1886 to 2024, LAWRENCE warmed at a fitted rate of 0.20°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Lawrence primary station fitted change +0.20 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F (2°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 4.2" | 28.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 37°F (3°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 3.8" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 45°F (7°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 4.7" | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 57°F (14°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 4.2" | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.8" | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.1" | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| July | 83°F (28°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| September | 74°F (23°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 3.9" | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| October | 62°F (17°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 4.7" | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 51°F (10°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 3.9" | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 4.7" | 24.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 83°F around July 16, short of 90°F on every date, while 119 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 19°F near January 23.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 23, then returns to freezing around November 26, covering 119 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
May 5 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 18°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Lawrence.
Where Lawrence Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 18°F.
Lawrence earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Lawrence spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 23% of the annual total and December through February 26%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Lawrence has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 46.5°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: December averages 4.7" and July 3.7". The three wettest months together take 29% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 28
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 13
50% probability date
Growing Season
198 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,898
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
793
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MA closest to Lawrence on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).
- Battle Ground, WA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Belington, WV 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Blaine, WA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Bland, VA 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (49.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Newcastle, ME 49.3" · 0.0" off
- Logan, WV 49.2" · 0.0" off
- Homerville, GA 49.3" · 0.0" off
- Marion, SC 49.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Lawrence's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Lawrence's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,898 annual heating degree days against 793 for cooling. Its 46.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Lawrence's frost-free season lasts about 198 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Lawrence's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.5°F. The annual average is 51°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Lawrence carries 49.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Lawrence's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Lawrence, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Lawrence's primary station: LAWRENCE (USC00194105). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 2534550). Match rule for Lawrence: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Lawrence comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.