Weather in Lawrence?

[GraniteStater]

July and August have heat and humidity that rivals anything in the Southeast.

[TinaMcG]

Last summer was awful. The previous two or three weren't bad. I didn't know what everyone thought was so bad about KC summers until last year. I was indoors so much, it might as well have been winter.

No one moves here for the weather, that's for sure.

[luzianne]

Originally Posted by Disquisitive

Anyway, back to the weather…

I'm moving out a little earlier than the OP, and had the same questions. Is the June-August period reliably hot and humid, or should i come ready for anything?

June isn't usually so hot. July and August will be hot. I can remember a couple of times when it was unseasonably cool for a little while in August, which is very unusual. I wouldn't count on that happening and if it did, a sweatshirt and jeans would be plenty. Normally, you can wear shorts day and night in June/July/August. I actually love summer nights in this area. Warm/very warm and breezy. Love to sit outside till 11, 12, 1, 2 a.m. if I can and just enjoy the warm air and the breeze (or sometimes wind - I love that too).

[Disquisitive]

Thanks, i was wondering about specific apparel. So it's pretty much like the south, then—even if it rains, it stays warm?

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Disquisitive

Thanks, i was wondering about specific apparel. So it's pretty much like the south, then—even if it rains, it stays warm?

Yes, it usually stays pretty humid and warm after rain during the summer (with few exceptions).

[luzianne]

Originally Posted by Disquisitive

Thanks, i was wondering about specific apparel. So it's pretty much like the south, then—even if it rains, it stays warm?

Yes, shorts will work even if it rains, with few exceptions like Granite Stater said, and probably won't happen. For anything casual, you'll want to wear shorts; jeans would be unbearably hot. If you have to wear pants for some reason I'd go with lightweight slacks - and change back into shorts ASAP!

[Tiger Beer]

Originally Posted by TinaMcG

Winters? It varies. Our last winter was as bad as anything we ever had in Chicago, and the year before that was bad, too, but people tell me the winters are generally milder here. Okay, but we're buying a new snowblower anyway!

Fall is gorgeous and it lasts a long time. Fall is definitely our best season.

Interesting about winter. I guess Lawrence isn't as far south as it seems - to avoid the occassional Chicago-like lows.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Tiger Beer

Interesting about winter. I guess Lawrence isn't as far south as it seems - to avoid the occassional Chicago-like lows.

Lawrence is pretty far south in latitude... Occasionally they will get winters that are similar to the Midwest, but much of the time the temperatures are quite a bit warmer. You don't get highs that can go up to into the 50s and 60s in the Great Lakes region in the middle of winter unless it is a "record" high.