Climate averages 1991–2020
Baton Rouge weather
in February.
A mild, wet month: the 10th warmest and the joint 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Baton Rouge: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 8.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 115 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a wet month (the joint 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 05 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lafayette (Louisiana), United States (84 km away). In February its highs average 18.2°C, about as warm as Baton Rouge, with 107 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Baton Rouge ranks joint 88th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 459th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Baton Rouge is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.3°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 115 mm to 118 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Baton Rouge climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.9°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 124 | 9.4 | 10.410 h |
| February, selected | 18.1°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 115 | 8.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.4°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 118 | 9.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 115 | 8.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 105 | 9.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 31.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 120 | 13.6 | 14.114 h |
| July | 31.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 132 | 17.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 32.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 133 | 15.7 | 13.213 h |
| September | 30.1°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 100 | 10.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 86 | 7.6 | 11.511 h |
| November | 20.8°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 89 | 7.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 17.1°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 112 | 9.3 | 10.210 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Lafayette (Louisiana), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 84 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Metairie in FebruaryUnited States · 112 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 112 mm rain
- New Orleans in FebruaryUnited States · 120 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 10.7°C · 108 mm rain
- Lake Charles in FebruaryUnited States · 195 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 9.0°C · 96 mm rain
- Gulfport in FebruaryUnited States · 201 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 9.8°C · 121 mm rain
- Jackson in FebruaryUnited States · 227 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 5.2°C · 120 mm rain
- Beaumont in FebruaryUnited States · 283 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 9.2°C · 86 mm rain
- Mobile in FebruaryUnited States · 302 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 110 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Baton Rouge) is explained once on the Baton Rouge year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.