Baton Rouge, LA: Climate and Weather (2024)

Seasonal Weather Patterns in Baton Rouge, LA

Temperature

Average Daily Temperature (°F)

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	53	43	+10
July	83	79	+4

Average Monthly Number of Hot and Freezing Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Summer: Hot Days	19	11	+8
Winter: Freezing Days	5	12	-7

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Sunshine

Average Annual Number of Clear and Cloudy Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Clear Days	181	217	-36
Cloudy Days	184	148	+36

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	11	10	+1
July	14	15	-1

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Precipitation

Average Annual Number of Rainy and Snow Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Rainy Days	112	119	-7
Snow Days	0	7	-7

Average Monthly Humidity (%) in Baton Rouge, LA

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	74	68	+6%
July	76	61	+15%

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Is Baton Rouge, LA, Hot or Cold?

Low, Average, and High Temperatures (°F)

	Low	Average	High
January	43	53	62
February	45	54	67
March	51	63	73
April	57	67	79
May	63	77	87
June	69	82	94
July	74	83	95
August	71	85	94
September	69	78	91
October	58	71	84
November	49	62	73
December	44	54	66

Average Monthly Number of Hot Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	0	No difference
February	0	0	No difference
March	0	0	No difference
April	0	1	-1
May	4	3	+1
June	14	8	+6
July	21	13	+8
August	22	12	+10
September	12	6	+6
October	1	2	-1
November	0	0	No difference
December	0	0	No difference

Average Monthly Number of Freezing Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	7	13	-6
February	2	10	-8
March	1	7	-6
April	0	2	-2
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	0	2	-2
November	2	6	-4
December	6	12	-6

Baton Rouge, LA: Clear/Cloudy Skies, and Daylight Hours

Average Number of Clear Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	15	17	-2
February	13	16	-3
March	15	17	-2
April	16	17	-1
May	16	18	-2
June	14	19	-5
July	14	20	-6
August	14	20	-6
September	15	19	-4
October	18	19	-1
November	17	18	-1
December	14	17	-3

Average Number of Cloudy Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	16	14	+2
February	15	12	+3
March	16	14	+2
April	14	13	+1
May	15	13	+2
June	16	11	+5
July	17	11	+6
August	17	11	+6
September	15	11	+4
October	13	12	+1
November	13	12	+1
December	17	14	+3

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	11	10	+1
February	11	11	No difference
March	12	12	No difference
April	13	13	No difference
May	14	14	No difference
June	14	15	-1
July	14	15	-1
August	13	14	-1
September	13	13	No difference
October	12	12	No difference
November	11	10	+1
December	10	10	No difference

Baton Rouge, LA: Rainy Days, Snow Days, and Humidity

Average Number of Rainy Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	10	9	+1
February	8	8	No difference
March	10	9	+1
April	9	7	+2
May	10	7	+3
June	9	7	+2
July	9	7	+2
August	10	6	+4
September	10	7	+3
October	9	7	+2
November	10	8	+2
December	8	8	No difference

Average Number of Snow Days

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	2	-2
February	0	2	-2
March	0	1	-1
April	0	0	No difference
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	0	0	No difference
November	0	1	-1
December	0	2	-2

Average Humidity (%)

	Baton Rouge, LA	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	74	68	+6%
February	73	66	+7%
March	72	63	+9%
April	70	59	+11%
May	73	61	+12%
June	75	60	+15%
July	76	61	+15%
August	76	62	+14%
September	75	63	+12%
October	73	63	+10%
November	74	65	+9%
December	75	68	+7%

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