East Baton Rouge Parish · Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA weather averages
NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Baton Rouge Metro Ap, 10.4 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.
Quick answer
Baton Rouge averages a daily high of 79°F and a daily low of 57.9°F across the year, with 60.65 inches of precipitation. August is the warmest month at 92.5°F and January the coldest at 41.2°F.
- Average annual high
- 79°FWarmest month August
- Average annual low
- 57.9°FColdest month January
- Precipitation per year
- 60.65 inWettest month June
- Snowfall per year
- 0.1 in16.2 days at or below 32°F
Baton Rouge weather month by month
Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in | Snow in | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62.3 | 41.2 | 5.72 | 0 | 41.2 to 62.3 degrees |
| February | 65.7 | 44.5 | 5.04 | 0.1 | 44.5 to 65.7 degrees |
| March | 72.7 | 50.3 | 4.41 | 0 | 50.3 to 72.7 degrees |
| April | 79.3 | 56.8 | 4.46 | 0 | 56.8 to 79.3 degrees |
| May | 86.2 | 65.2 | 4.89 | 0 | 65.2 to 86.2 degrees |
| June | 90.9 | 71.4 | 6.41 | 0 | 71.4 to 90.9 degrees |
| July | 92.2 | 73.7 | 4.96 | 0 | 73.7 to 92.2 degrees |
| August | 92.5 | 73.4 | 5.82 | 0 | 73.4 to 92.5 degrees |
| September | 88.7 | 68.5 | 4.54 | 0 | 68.5 to 88.7 degrees |
| October | 80.8 | 57.9 | 4.7 | 0 | 57.9 to 80.8 degrees |
| November | 71.9 | 48.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 48.9 to 71.9 degrees |
| December | 64.1 | 42.7 | 5.6 | 0 | 42.7 to 64.1 degrees |
Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013970, Baton Rouge Metro Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals
How to read Baton Rouge climate normals
What a climate normal is, and what it is not.
A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Baton Rouge Metro Ap, 10.4 km from the centre of Baton Rouge. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Baton Rouge sees about 91.9 days a year at or above 90°F and about 77 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.
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