Lake Charles, LA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Lake Charles actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Lake Charles, LA, the comfort score comes out to 58/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 6 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Lake Charles's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Lake Charles run from 53°F in Jan up to 84°F in Jul, a 30.7°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Lake Charles, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63°F | 43°F | 5.89in |
| Feb | 67°F | 47°F | 3.26in |
| Mar | 73°F | 53°F | 3.67in |
| Apr | 79°F | 59°F | 4.44in |
| May | 85°F | 67°F | 5.4in |
| Jun | 91°F | 74°F | 6.54in |
| Jul | 92°F | 76°F | 5.69in |
| Aug | 93°F | 75°F | 6.19in |
| Sep | 89°F | 71°F | 5.18in |
| Oct | 82°F | 60°F | 4.8in |
| Nov | 72°F | 51°F | 4.13in |
| Dec | 65°F | 45°F | 4.56in |
If you're timing a visit, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, and Dec are Lake Charles's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Lake Charles actually gets
Lake Charles averages 59.75in of precipitation a year across roughly 108 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Lake Charles against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Lake Charles comes in at 600; within LA alone it ranks 7 of 59. Population is about 81,157.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Lake Charles, LA US, the NOAA station 5.1 miles from Lake Charles, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is