Climate averages 1991–2020
Lake Charles weather
in February.
A mild, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Lake Charles: daytime highs average 18.0°C and nights cool to about 9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 96 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a wet month (the 2nd 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 Beaumont (87 km away). In February its highs average 18.1°C, about as warm as Lake Charles, with 86 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lake Charles ranks joint 91st of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 403rd of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Lake Charles is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 21.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 96 mm to 104 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
Lake Charles climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.0°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 129 | 9.9 | 10.410 h |
| February, selected | 18.0°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 96 | 9.5 | 11.111 h |
| March | 21.3°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 104 | 10.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 118 | 9.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 101 | 10.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 31.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 133 | 14.8 | 14.114 h |
| July | 31.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 114 | 16.3 | 13.914 h |
| August | 32.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 117 | 15.9 | 13.213 h |
| September | 30.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 121 | 11.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.3°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 95 | 8.3 | 11.511 h |
| November | 20.8°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 107 | 8.7 | 10.711 h |
| December | 17.1°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 123 | 9.6 | 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
- Beaumont in FebruaryUnited States · 87 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 9.2°C · 86 mm rain
- Lafayette (Louisiana), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 114 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Baytown in FebruaryUnited States · 179 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.7°C · 87 mm rain
- Baton Rouge in FebruaryUnited States · 195 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 115 mm rain
- League City in FebruaryUnited States · 198 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 10.5°C · 83 mm rain
- Pasadena (Texas), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 202 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 84 mm rain
- Pearland in FebruaryUnited States · 213 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 81 mm rain
- Houston in FebruaryUnited States · 214 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.3°C · 84 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 Lake Charles) is explained once on the Lake Charles year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.