Lafayette (LA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Lafayette average temperature chart (Celsius) Lafayette average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Lafayette (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.4 17.3 21.6 25.8 29.1 31.7 32.6 32.5 30.5 26.6 21.6 17.4
°F 59.7 63.2 70.9 78.4 84.4 89.1 90.6 90.5 87 79.9 70.8 63.4

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.

Lafayette monthly rainfall chart (mm) Lafayette monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Lafayette (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 133 116 109 115 136 132 164 132 127 100 103 140
inches 5.2 4.6 4.3 4.5 5.3 5.2 6.4 5.2 5 4 4.1 5.5
Rainy days 10 8 8 7 8 9 12 11 9 6 8 10

Average annual rainfall in Lafayette: 1444.467mm (568.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Lafayette

Lafayette average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Lafayette
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.2 6.4 7.2 8.3 9.4 10.1 9.6 9.1 8.3 8.4 6.5 5.5

Day / night temperatures

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

Lafayette average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Lafayette average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Lafayette (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 5 6.4 10.3 14.6 18.3 21.4 22.8 22.5 20.2 14.1 10 6.5
Max °C 15.7 17.6 21.9 26.1 29.4 32 32.8 32.8 30.8 26.9 21.9 17.7
Min °F 40.9 43.5 50.5 58.2 64.9 70.5 73 72.4 68.4 57.4 49.9 43.7
Max °F 50.5 53.6 61 68.5 74.8 80.1 82 81.7 77.9 68.9 60.6 53.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Lafayette average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Lafayette average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Lafayette in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 17.2 16.8 18.2 20.9 24.4 27.8 29.3 29.7 28.4 25.3 21.9 19.2
°F 63 62.2 64.7 69.6 75.9 82.1 84.7 85.4 83.2 77.6 71.4 66.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Lafayette average winspeed by month (km/h) Lafayette average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Lafayette (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 17 17 16 14 12 10 10 12 12 14 16
mph 10 10 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10

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.

Lafayette relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Lafayette
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 74% 73% 73% 75% 76% 79% 79% 78% 75% 76% 77%

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Lafayette weather stats

Lafayette weather statistics
Hottest month: July 32.6°C 90.7°F
Driest month: October 100mm 3.9ins
Sunniest month: October 8.4hrs
Coldest month: January 15.4°C 59.7°F
Wettest month: July 164mm 6.5ins
Warmest sea: August 29.7°C 85.5°F
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