Climate averages 1991–2020
Lake Charles weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Lake Charles: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 114 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes July a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 53 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beaumont (87 km away). In July its highs average 32.0°C, about as warm as Lake Charles, with 107 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lake Charles ranks joint 142nd of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 445th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Lake Charles is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 114 mm to 117 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Beaumont in JulyUnited States · 87 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 107 mm rain
- Lafayette (Louisiana), United States in JulyUnited States · 114 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 124 mm rain
- Baytown in JulyUnited States · 179 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 99 mm rain
- Baton Rouge in JulyUnited States · 195 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 132 mm rain
- League City in JulyUnited States · 198 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 25.2°C · 94 mm rain
- Pasadena (Texas), United States in JulyUnited States · 202 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.6°C · 91 mm rain
- Pearland in JulyUnited States · 213 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.6°C · 94 mm rain
- Houston in JulyUnited States · 214 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.4°C · 91 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.