Baton Rouge (LA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge average temperature chart (Celsius) Baton Rouge average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Baton Rouge (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.4 17.5 22.1 26.2 29.5 32.2 32.9 32.7 30.7 26.6 21.6 17.3
°F 59.7 63.5 71.7 79.2 85 90 91.2 90.8 87.3 79.9 70.8 63.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Baton Rouge monthly rainfall chart (mm) Baton Rouge monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Baton Rouge (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 126 140 125 134 124 118 173 148 122 87 107 142
inches 5 5.5 4.9 5.3 4.9 4.6 6.8 5.8 4.8 3.4 4.2 5.6
Rainy days 10 9 9 7 8 10 13 12 10 6 8 10

Average annual rainfall in Baton Rouge: 1485.534mm (584.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Baton Rouge
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.3 6.3 7.4 8.7 9.5 10 9.3 8.9 8.2 8.4 6.3 5.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Baton Rouge average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Baton Rouge average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Baton Rouge (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 4.2 5.8 10.1 14.3 18.1 21.3 22.9 22.5 20.4 13.9 9.6 5.8
Max °C 15.7 17.8 22.4 26.5 29.8 32.5 33.2 32.9 31 26.9 21.9 17.6
Min °F 39.5 42.4 50.1 57.7 64.5 70.3 73.1 72.5 68.7 57 49.2 42.4
Max °F 49.8 53.2 61.2 68.7 75 80.4 82.4 81.9 78.3 68.7 60.3 53.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Baton Rouge average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Baton Rouge average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Baton Rouge in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 17.5 17.1 18.4 21.1 24.6 27.9 29.3 29.6 28.4 25.3 22 19.4
°F 63.5 62.8 65.1 69.9 76.2 82.2 84.8 85.4 83.1 77.5 71.6 66.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Baton Rouge average winspeed by month (km/h) Baton Rouge average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Baton Rouge (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 17 16 14 12 10 10 12 12 14 15
mph 10 10 10 10 9 7 6 6 7 8 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Baton Rouge relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Baton Rouge
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
75% 72% 71% 71% 73% 75% 78% 78% 77% 73% 75% 75%

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Baton Rouge weather stats

Baton Rouge weather statistics
Hottest month: July 32.9°C 91.2°F
Driest month: October 87mm 3.4ins
Sunniest month: October 8.4hrs
Coldest month: January 15.4°C 59.7°F
Wettest month: July 173mm 6.8ins
Warmest sea: August 29.6°C 85.3°F
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