Baton Rouge, LA Weather & Climate Normals
Baton Rouge's real weather, in one number
Baton Rouge, LA scores 52/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Baton Rouge's hottest and coldest months
Baton Rouge's hottest month is Jul, averaging 83°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 52°F, a 30.9°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Baton Rouge's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 42°F | 6.36in | 0in |
| Feb | 67°F | 45°F | 4.42in | 0in |
| Mar | 73°F | 51°F | 4.46in | 0in |
| Apr | 79°F | 57°F | 5.08in | 0in |
| May | 86°F | 65°F | 5.23in | 0in |
| Jun | 91°F | 72°F | 6.45in | 0in |
| Jul | 92°F | 74°F | 5.09in | 0in |
| Aug | 92°F | 73°F | 6.37in | 0in |
| Sep | 89°F | 69°F | 4.42in | 0in |
| Oct | 81°F | 58°F | 4.84in | 0in |
| Nov | 71°F | 48°F | 3.9in | 0in |
| Dec | 64°F | 43°F | 5.32in | 0.2in |
Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, and Nov are the best time to see Baton Rouge at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge averages 61.94in of precipitation a year across roughly 114 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0.2in of snow a year.
Where Baton Rouge ranks
Baton Rouge ranks 1170 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 23 of 59 within LA. About 220,907 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Baton Rouge Ryan Ap, LA US, 6.6 miles from Baton Rouge, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure