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The most pleasant months of the year for Louisiana are April, October and May. In Louisiana, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. August is the hottest month for Louisiana with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest states. February is the snowiest month in Louisiana with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June.

Today's Weather - Louisiana, LA

4 PM PST

Clear

82°F

7 DAY FORECASTDESCRIPTIONHIGH/LOWWIND
TonightClear56° / 88° 0 mph
Saturday NightClear59° / 90° 0 mph
Sunday NightClear64° / 90°SW 0 to 5 mph
Monday NightClear59° / 81°N 5 mph
Tuesday NightClear52° / 76°NE 5 to 10 mph
Wednesday NightClear48° / 76°E 0 to 5 mph
Thursday NightMostly Clear52° / 80°E 5 mph

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Louisiana area is 3.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.4 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.


Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
HighLow
January60° 39°
February63° 42°
March71° 49°
April78° 56°
May85° 64°
June90° 70°
July92° 73°
August92° 72°
September88° 67°
October79° 57°
November70° 48°
December62° 41°
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Louisiana
Hot
Days
Freezing
Days
Rainy
Days
Snowy
Days
January09100
February0590
March0280
April0070
May4080
June150100
July220110
August230100
September12080
October1070
November0280
December0790

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

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In regards to crime, schools, and some of the management while living there (it being a master planned community in an extraterritorial jurisdiction of Missouri City), I  More

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Lake Charles promises great prosperity in future years. .suffering economically like most smaller cities, there are big plans for future growth in industry and  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have lived in Louisiana all my life and never in the past considered leaving. It was the state I was born in. I had hope in this governor that we elected. Bur it  More

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