Climate averages 1991–2020
Baton Rouge weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Baton Rouge: daytime highs average 26.2°C and nights cool to about 16.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 86 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lafayette (Louisiana), United States (84 km away). In October its highs average 26.4°C, about as warm as Baton Rouge, with 96 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Baton Rouge ranks joint 93rd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 310th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Baton Rouge is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.4°C to 20.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 86 mm to 89 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Lafayette (Louisiana), United States in OctoberUnited States · 84 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 96 mm rain
- Metairie in OctoberUnited States · 112 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 89 mm rain
- New Orleans in OctoberUnited States · 120 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 18.9°C · 88 mm rain
- Lake Charles in OctoberUnited States · 195 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 95 mm rain
- Gulfport in OctoberUnited States · 201 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 95 mm rain
- Jackson in OctoberUnited States · 227 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 91 mm rain
- Beaumont in OctoberUnited States · 283 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 17.1°C · 104 mm rain
- Mobile in OctoberUnited States · 302 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 88 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.