Lawrenceburg has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
86°
457th hottest of 1,978 Indiana towns
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January low
23°
277th mildest of 1,978 Indiana towns
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Rain + melted snow
45 in
641st wettest of 1,978 Indiana towns
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Snow a winter
23 in
755th snowiest of 1,972 Indiana towns
A normal year
What a year in Lawrenceburg feels like
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Winter
42° / 25°
Typical high / low · 7 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
65° / 43°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 18
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Summer
85° / 63°
Typical high / low · 22 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
67° / 45°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 25
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32°
39°
23°
44°
25°
53°
33°
66°
43°
75°
53°
83°
61°
86°
65°
85°
64°
79°
56°
67°
45°
54°
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27°
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Lawrenceburg weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
Snow on ground
30-yr range
January
39°
23°
3.3"
7.7"
13
8
22° – 41°
February
44°
25°
2.9"
6.7"
12
6
22° – 43°
March
53°
33°
3.9"
3.4"
13
2
37° – 56°
April
66°
43°
4.6"
0.4"
13
0
49° – 60°
May
75°
53°
4.9"
0
14
0
58° – 72°
June
83°
61°
4.8"
0
12
0
67° – 75°
July
86°
65°
4.2"
0
11
0
70° – 81°
August
85°
64°
3.4"
0
9
0
70° – 80°
September
79°
56°
3.1"
0
8
0
64° – 74°
October
67°
45°
3.3"
0.2"
9
0
52° – 62°
November
54°
35°
3.2"
0.8"
10
1
38° – 50°
December
43°
27°
3.6"
4.1"
12
4
23° – 46°
Year
65°
44°
45.1"
23.3"
136
22
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 136 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 22 days of the year.
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45 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 69% of U.S. towns
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23 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 53% of U.S. towns
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22 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 56% of U.S. towns
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.9"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
7.7"
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Frost & the growing season
About 188 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 18 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 62% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 25
188 frost-free days
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100
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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3
nights below 0° in a normal year
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22
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Lawrenceburg
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Lawrenceburg, 81% of that work is heating and 19% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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4,892 heating degree daysLess heating than 68% of U.S. towns
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1,160 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 68% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg and its neighbors
Lawrenceburg borders 11 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.4°. Manchester has the coldest January nights (22°) and Center the hottest July afternoons (87°). Lawrenceburg’s January low is 23° and its July high 86°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Lawrenceburg averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.3°). The shift is smaller than in 58% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+1.8°now 34°, was 32°
🌷 Spring+1.5°now 54°, was 52°
☀️ Summer+0.5°now 74°, was 74°
🍂 Fall+0.8°now 56°, was 55°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Lawrenceburg’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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+2.3°
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 23° to 46°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
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Questions
Common questions about Lawrenceburg’s climate
What is the coldest month in Lawrenceburg?
January, with a typical high of 39° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Lawrenceburg?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 65°. About 22 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Lawrenceburg get?
About 23 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Lawrenceburg?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 18.
What is the rainiest month in Lawrenceburg?
May, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Lawrenceburg itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cincinnati Northern Ky Airport, KY (12 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.