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When to go to Baton Rouge

Twelve months of averages for Baton Rouge, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Baton Rouge has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to May and September to November.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June to August.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April to October.
The warmest month is July (32°C) and the coolest January (15°C). The wettest is June (166 mm) and the driest November (93 mm); about 1,560 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Baton Rouge: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Baton Rouge

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Baton Rouge by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	15°C	4°C	126 mm	84%	57%	2.9	23°C	Cool
February	18°C	6°C	118 mm	84%	62%	3.4	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	22°C	10°C	109 mm	82%	57%	4.6	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	26°C	14°C	114 mm	79%	52%	5.7	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	30°C	18°C	136 mm	76%	47%	6.2	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	32°C	22°C	166 mm	76%	51%	6.1	37°C	Wet
July	32°C	23°C	152 mm	79%	56%	5.9	39°C	Wet
August	32°C	23°C	166 mm	79%	52%	5.6	39°C	Wet
September	31°C	20°C	125 mm	79%	43%	5.1	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	27°C	14°C	120 mm	77%	37%	4.4	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	21°C	9°C	93 mm	79%	45%	3.4	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	17°C	6°C	135 mm	84%	58%	2.6	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

15°C

4°C

126 mm

84%

57%

2.9

23°C

Cool

February

18°C

6°C

118 mm

84%

62%

3.4

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

22°C

10°C

109 mm

82%

57%

4.6

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

26°C

14°C

114 mm

79%

52%

5.7

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

30°C

18°C

136 mm

76%

47%

6.2

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

32°C

22°C

166 mm

76%

51%

6.1

37°C

Wet

July

32°C

23°C

152 mm

79%

56%

5.9

39°C

Wet

August

32°C

23°C

166 mm

79%

52%

5.6

39°C

Wet

September

31°C

20°C

125 mm

79%

43%

5.1

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

27°C

14°C

120 mm

77%

37%

4.4

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

21°C

9°C

93 mm

79%

45%

3.4

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

17°C

6°C

135 mm

84%

58%

2.6

25°C

Cool