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Baton Rouge city, Louisiana

Official LSAD Designation: Baton Rouge city • Census GEOID: 2205000 • East Baton Rouge Parish

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Baton Rouge city.

Reference Weather Station: LSU BEN-HUR FARM, LA US (ID: USC00165620) • Located 5.6 miles from community center • Elevation: 6.4 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 60.7° 40.2° 50.4° 5.82"
February 64.6° 43.9° 54.2° 4.65"
March 71.3° 49.8° 60.5° 4.38"
April 77.6° 56.1° 66.8° 4.89"
May 84.3° 64.6° 74.5° 5.60"
June 89.1° 71.1° 80.1° 6.54"
July 90.6° 73.0° 81.8° 4.74"
August 90.8° 72.3° 81.6° 6.09"
September 87.7° 68.0° 77.8° 4.45"
October 80.3° 57.1° 68.7° 4.20"
November 70.2° 47.3° 58.7° 3.95"
December 63.2° 42.3° 52.8° 5.19"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station LSU BEN-HUR FARM, LA US (ID: USC00165620) • 5.6 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at LSU BEN-HUR FARM, LA US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 53.0 60.3 67.5 74.8 82.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2011: Annual mean 66.9°F 2012: Annual mean 68.5°F 2013: Annual mean 66.7°F 2014: Annual mean 65.7°F 2015: Annual mean 68.4°F 2016: Annual mean 68.7°F 2017: Annual mean 69.0°F 2018: Annual mean 68.2°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 77.5°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 78.5°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 76.5°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 76.0°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 78.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 78.6°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 78.7°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 77.9°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 56.3°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 58.4°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 56.9°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 55.5°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 58.6°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 58.7°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 59.2°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 58.5°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2011 66.9 77.5 56.3
2012 68.5 78.5 58.4
2013 66.7 76.5 56.9
2014 65.7 76.0 55.5
2015 68.4 78.2 58.6
2016 68.7 78.6 58.7
2017 69.0 78.7 59.2
2018 68.2 77.9 58.5
2019 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2020 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2021 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2022 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2023 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2024 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.