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When to go to Lake Charles

Twelve months of averages for Lake Charles, 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, Lake Charles has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March to May, October and November.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to October.
The warmest month is August (31°C) and the coolest January (15°C). The wettest is August (195 mm) and the driest March (95 mm); about 1,655 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.

Lake Charles: 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
FebCool
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Lake Charles

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

Climate in Lake Charles 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	7°C	140 mm	84%	59%	2.8	23°C	Cool
February	17°C	9°C	102 mm	85%	65%	3.2	24°C	Cool
March	21°C	13°C	95 mm	83%	61%	4.4	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	24°C	17°C	115 mm	80%	59%	5.4	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	28°C	21°C	128 mm	78%	54%	6	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	31°C	25°C	174 mm	76%	49%	6.1	37°C	Wet
July	31°C	26°C	170 mm	78%	52%	6	39°C	Wet
August	31°C	26°C	195 mm	77%	50%	5.7	39°C	Wet
September	30°C	23°C	159 mm	78%	46%	5	37°C	Wet
October	26°C	18°C	139 mm	77%	39%	4.3	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	21°C	12°C	109 mm	80%	48%	3.3	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	17°C	9°C	129 mm	83%	59%	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

7°C

140 mm

84%

59%

2.8

23°C

Cool

February

17°C

9°C

102 mm

85%

65%

3.2

24°C

Cool

March

21°C

13°C

95 mm

83%

61%

4.4

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

24°C

17°C

115 mm

80%

59%

5.4

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

28°C

21°C

128 mm

78%

54%

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

31°C

25°C

174 mm

76%

49%

6.1

37°C

Wet

July

31°C

26°C

170 mm

78%

52%

39°C

Wet

August

31°C

26°C

195 mm

77%

50%

5.7

39°C

Wet

September

30°C

23°C

159 mm

78%

46%

37°C

Wet

October

26°C

18°C

139 mm

77%

39%

4.3

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

21°C

12°C

109 mm

80%

48%

3.3

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

17°C

9°C

129 mm

83%

59%

2.6

25°C

Cool