Annual mean 21°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
31.6 °C
Coldest
14.0 °C
Wettest
50%
Windiest
4.6 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Baton Rouge over the whole year is 21°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. Baton Rouge has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 34% in October, the driest month, to 46% in May, the wettest. Winds in Baton Rouge are highest in February, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Baton Rouge come in October, when the sky is typically 28% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
Month by month Baton Rouge climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
15°C
8°C
12°C
46%
44%
2.8 m/s
36
3
60
February
18°C
11°C
16°C
44%
50%
3.2 m/s
54
12
59
March
22°C
14°C
20°C
43%
47%
3.1 m/s
67
22
57
April
24°C
16°C
23°C
44%
40%
2.9 m/s
71
36
44
May
28°C
20°C
29°C
46%
36%
2.4 m/s
34
60
12
June
31°C
24°C
34°C
44%
31%
2.0 m/s
6
39
1
July
31°C
25°C
35°C
43%
28%
1.7 m/s
4
19
1
August
31°C
24°C
35°C
45%
29%
1.7 m/s
4
23
0
September
30°C
22°C
33°C
38%
28%
1.6 m/s
12
39
4
October
27°C
17°C
27°C
34%
28%
1.9 m/s
40
59
22
November
21°C
12°C
19°C
38%
34%
2.1 m/s
61
21
58
December
17°C
11°C
15°C
46%
49%
2.5 m/s
44
10
60
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Baton Rouge weather by season
Year round, Baton Rouge has days of about 15°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Baton Rouge weather in winterDecember to February
High 17°CLow 10°CRain 45%
Winter in Baton Rouge has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
Baton Rouge weather in springMarch to May
High 25°CLow 17°CRain 44%
Spring in Baton Rouge has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Baton Rouge weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 24°CRain 44%
Summer in Baton Rouge has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Baton Rouge weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 17°CRain 37%
Autumn in Baton Rouge has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Baton Rouge?
Baton Rouge has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 34% in October, the driest month, to 46% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Baton Rouge windiest?
Winds in Baton Rouge are highest in February, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.6 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Baton Rouge year round?
The average temperature in Baton Rouge over the whole year is 21°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.