Climate averages 1991–2020
Lawrence (Kansas), United States weather
in February.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Lawrence (Kansas), United States: daytime highs average 6.4°C and nights cool to about -3.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 43 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Olathe (37 km away). In February its highs average 6.3°C, about as warm as Lawrence (Kansas), United States, with 47 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lawrence (Kansas), United States ranks joint 328th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 96th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Lawrence (Kansas), United States is 4.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 6.1°C to 12.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 44 mm to 74 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lawrence (Kansas), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C-5.3°C | -5.3°C | 32 | 5.5 | 9.810 h |
| February, selected | 6.4°C-3.3°C | -3.3°C | 44 | 5.9 | 10.711 h |
| March | 12.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 74 | 8.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.2°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 117 | 11.0 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 151 | 12.4 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.7°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 128 | 11.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 31.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 90 | 9.5 | 14.615 h |
| August | 30.3°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 100 | 8.7 | 13.714 h |
| September | 25.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 90 | 8.0 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.0°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 82 | 8.0 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.5°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 55 | 5.9 | 10.110 h |
| December | 5.5°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 44 | 5.2 | 9.59 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Olathe in FebruaryUnited States · 37 kmHigh 6.3°C · Low -3.2°C · 47 mm rain
- Topeka in FebruaryUnited States · 39 kmHigh 6.5°C · Low -3.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Overland Park in FebruaryUnited States · 49 kmHigh 6.0°C · Low -3.4°C · 47 mm rain
- Kansas City in FebruaryUnited States · 58 kmHigh 6.1°C · Low -3.6°C · 50 mm rain
- Independence in FebruaryUnited States · 72 kmHigh 5.7°C · Low -3.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in FebruaryUnited States · 74 kmHigh 6.2°C · Low -3.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Saint Joseph in FebruaryUnited States · 95 kmHigh 4.9°C · Low -4.9°C · 44 mm rain
- Wichita in FebruaryUnited States · 232 kmHigh 8.8°C · Low -1.8°C · 36 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lawrence) is explained once on the Lawrence (Kansas), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.