Weather in Ascension Parish

Calculated from weather data of Louisiana Regional Airport (KREG) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	64.0	63.0	70.0	63.0	64.0	68.0
February	70.0	71.0	73.0	69.0	62.0	69.0
March	76.0	75.0	78.0	76.0	75.0	81.0
April	79.0		79.0	81.0	77.0	80.0
May	86.0		87.0	89.0	83.0	85.0
June	89.0		93.0	93.0	89.0	87.0
July	91.0		96.0	92.0	91.0	89.0
August	92.0		98.0	90.0	91.0	92.0
September	89.0		93.0	89.0	86.0	87.0
October	82.0		82.0	82.0	84.0	83.0
November	72.0		72.0	72.0	72.0	77.0
December	68.0		67.0	71.0	75.0	66.0
Average	79.0	70.0	82.0	81.0	79.0	81.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	45.0	42	52	41	46	52
February	51.0	50	55	46	44	51
March	56.0	56	58	52	57	64
April	59.0		62	59	58	62
May	68.0		68	69	67	70
June	70.0		73	74	64	71
July	75.0		76	76	75	75
August	75.0		77	75	75	74
September	71.0		71	69	70	72
October	62.0		60	57	66	64
November	51.0		52	52	49	56
December	49.0		47	55	57	45
Average	60.0	50.0	62.0	61.0	60.0	63.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	144	152	111	119
77 °F or warmer	19	235	242	221	224
68 °F or warmer	55	295	297	293	281
32 °F or colder	5	1	8	5	2

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	4.7	5	5	4	3	6
February	5.7	5	4	4	5	5
March	3.1	5	4	1	4	1
April	2.5		3	1	4	2
May	2.4		2	2	0	4
June	4.9		1	2	8	4
July	5.9		1	4	6	9
August	5.2		0	7	6	4
September	4.6		2	3	6	11
October	3.6		3	2	2	4
November	3.7		7	6	3	2
December	6.6		6	5	5	2
Average	4.4	4.7	2.9	3.1	4.2	4.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.5	6	7	7	7	7
February	7.1	7	8	7	6	8
March	7.1	6	7	8	8	7
April	6.7		7	8	6	6
May	5.3		4	6	6	6
June	4.9		5	4	5	5
July	3.9		4	4	3	5
August	3.9		5	3	4	5
September	4.0		4	4	4	5
October	5.2		7	5	5	6
November	4.9		5	6	4	5
December	5.6		5	5	6	6
Average	5.5	6.6	5.5	5.4	5.2	5.7

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	N	SW	NW	NW	E
February	SW	SW	N	NE	W
March	SE	S	S	S	S
April		SE	S	SE	SE
May		SE	S	SE	S
June		SW	W	S	S
July		SW	SW	SW	SW
August		SW	S	NE	W
September		NE	NE	NE	NE
October		NE	E	E	NE
November		NE	NE	N	NE
December		NE	SE	S	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Ascension Parish weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Ascension Parish?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 92 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Ascension Parish?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 64 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Ascension Parish?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 6.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Ascension Parish?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 2.5 %.