Climate averages 1991–2020
Lafayette (Louisiana), United States weather
in February.
A mild, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Lafayette (Louisiana), United States: daytime highs average 18.2°C and nights cool to about 9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 107 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Baton Rouge (84 km away). In February its highs average 18.1°C, about as warm as Lafayette (Louisiana), United States, with 115 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lafayette (Louisiana), United States ranks joint 85th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 432nd of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Lafayette (Louisiana), United States is 7.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 107 mm to 109 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
Lafayette (Louisiana), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.1°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 127 | 9.5 | 10.410 h |
| February, selected | 18.2°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 107 | 8.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.4°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 109 | 10.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 109 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.9°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 92 | 9.7 | 13.714 h |
| June | 31.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 114 | 14.2 | 14.114 h |
| July | 31.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 124 | 17.4 | 13.914 h |
| August | 32.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 121 | 16.1 | 13.213 h |
| September | 30.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 96 | 11.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 96 | 7.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 21.0°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 90 | 8.2 | 10.711 h |
| December | 17.3°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 112 | 9.2 | 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
- Baton Rouge in FebruaryUnited States · 84 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 115 mm rain
- Lake Charles in FebruaryUnited States · 114 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 9.0°C · 96 mm rain
- Metairie in FebruaryUnited States · 182 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 112 mm rain
- New Orleans in FebruaryUnited States · 189 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 10.7°C · 108 mm rain
- Beaumont in FebruaryUnited States · 201 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 9.2°C · 86 mm rain
- Gulfport in FebruaryUnited States · 281 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 9.8°C · 121 mm rain
- Jackson in FebruaryUnited States · 289 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 5.2°C · 120 mm rain
- Baytown in FebruaryUnited States · 290 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.7°C · 87 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 Lafayette) is explained once on the Lafayette (Louisiana), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.