Lake Charles (LA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Lake Charles average temperature chart (Celsius) Lake Charles average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Lake Charles (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15 17.1 21.3 25.3 28.7 31.7 32.7 32.8 30.4 26.5 21.3 17
°F 59 62.8 70.4 77.6 83.7 89.1 90.8 91 86.7 79.8 70.4 62.7

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.

Lake Charles monthly rainfall chart (mm) Lake Charles monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Lake Charles (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 118 96 89 89 143 126 130 129 138 100 111 133
inches 4.7 3.8 3.5 3.5 5.6 5 5.1 5.1 5.4 3.9 4.4 5.2
Rainy days 9 8 8 7 8 9 11 11 9 6 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Lake Charles: 1339.2mm (527.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Lake Charles

Lake Charles average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Lake Charles
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5 6.4 6.9 7.7 9.2 10.2 9.8 9.1 8.3 8.3 6.6 5.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Lake Charles average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Lake Charles average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Lake Charles (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 4.8 6.4 10.2 14.6 18.5 21.9 22.9 22.6 20.2 14.2 9.8 6.1
Max °C 15.3 17.4 21.6 25.6 29 32 32.9 33 30.7 26.9 21.6 17.3
Min °F 40.6 43.5 50.4 58.3 65.2 71.3 73.2 72.7 68.3 57.5 49.6 43
Max °F 50 53.4 60.6 68.2 74.7 80.4 82.2 82 77.7 68.9 60.3 53.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Lake Charles average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Lake Charles average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Lake Charles in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 17 16.5 17.9 20.7 24.3 27.7 29.2 29.7 28.5 25.4 21.9 19
°F 62.6 61.7 64.3 69.2 75.7 81.9 84.6 85.4 83.2 77.7 71.4 66.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Lake Charles average winspeed by month (km/h) Lake Charles average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Lake Charles (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 17 18 17 15 13 11 11 12 13 15 16
mph 11 11 11 11 9 8 7 7 8 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.

Lake Charles relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Lake Charles
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 76% 75% 76% 77% 78% 80% 80% 79% 76% 77% 79%