Climate · Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville, VA climate

Lawrenceville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
89°
46th hottest of 700 Virginia towns
January low
28°
139th mildest of 700 Virginia towns
Rain + melted snow
46 in
189th wettest of 700 Virginia towns
Snow a winter
1 in
5th least snowy of 698 Virginia towns
A normal year

What a year in Lawrenceville feels like

Winter

52° / 30°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

70° / 45°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 7

Summer

87° / 66°
Typical high / low · 43 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

71° / 48°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 31
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Lawrenceville weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January49°28°3.4" 0.6"100 32° – 44°
February53°30°2.8" 0.3"90 32° – 49°
March60°36°4.1" 0100 42° – 57°
April71°45°3.4" 090 53° – 63°
May78°55°3.8" 0110 61° – 73°
June85°64°4.4" 0100 71° – 79°
July89°68°4.9" 0110 74° – 82°
August87°66°4.5" 090 73° – 80°
September81°60°4.7" 090 67° – 76°
October71°47°3.4" 070 56° – 65°
November61°37°3.3" 080 43° – 54°
December52°31°3.6" 0.5"100 33° – 52°
Year70°47°46.3"1.4"1120

“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 Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 112 days a year.

46 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 74% of U.S. towns
1 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 82% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.9"

Snowfall by month

About 1.4" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 205 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 7 and the first one by October 31. That leaves about 205 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 75% of U.S. towns.

101
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
43
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Lawrenceville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Lawrenceville, 72% of that work is heating and 28% is cooling.

72%heating
3,767 heating degree daysLess heating than 80% of U.S. towns
1,468 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 78% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Lawrenceville compares

Summer heat89° July high
Hotter than 76% of U.S. towns46th hottest of 700 Virginia towns
Winter cold28° January low
Milder than 79% of U.S. towns139th mildest of 700 Virginia towns
Precipitation46" a year
Wetter than 74% of U.S. towns189th wettest of 700 Virginia towns
Snow1" a winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns5th least snowy of 698 Virginia towns
Growing season205 frost-free days
Longer than 75% of U.S. towns229th longest of 700 Virginia towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Lawrenceville averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.4°). The shift is larger than in 52% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.8° now 41°, was 39°
🌷 Spring+0.8° now 57°, was 57°
☀️ Summer+1.3° now 77°, was 75°
🍂 Fall+1.0° now 60°, was 59°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Lawrenceville’s spot on NOAA’s grid

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 33° to 52°. August is the most reliable, staying within 8°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Lawrenceville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Lawrenceville?

January, with a typical high of 49° and a low of 28°.

What is the hottest month in Lawrenceville?

July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 68°. About 43 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Lawrenceville get?

About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Lawrenceville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 31, and the last spring frost by April 7.

What is the rainiest month in Lawrenceville?

July, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Lawrenceville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Emporia 1 Wnw, VA (17 mi, snow) and Lawrenceville 3 E, VA (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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