Weather in Calcasieu Parish

Calculated from weather data of Chennault International Airport (KCWF) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	61.0	62.0	67.0	63.0	59.0	61.0
February	66.0	70.0	69.0	65.0	56.0	64.0
March	71.0	74.0	75.0	73.0	70.0	73.0
April	74.0		77.0	80.0	71.0	75.0
May	82.0		85.0	88.0	78.0	81.0
June	88.0		92.0	92.0	86.0	85.0
July	89.0		94.0	92.0	87.0	86.0
August	88.0		99.0	90.0	87.0	88.0
September	85.0		93.0	89.0	83.0	84.0
October	77.0		82.0	81.0	78.0	77.0
November	68.0		70.0	70.0	66.0	70.0
December	63.0		67.0	70.0	71.0	57.0
Average	75.0	68.0	81.0	80.0	74.0	75.0

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	41	51	40	46	51
February	50.0	51	52	42	42	49
March	53.0	56	57	49	56	63
April	59.0		60	60	60	61
May	65.0		68	69	68	67
June	74.0		75	75	75	73
July	75.0		74	75	76	75
August	75.0		78	73	76	73
September	70.0		72	69	69	71
October	62.0		61	58	66	63
November	52.0		51	51	49	56
December	49.0		47	54	57	46
Average	59.0	49.0	62.0	60.0	62.0	62.0

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	137	67	72
77 °F or warmer	9	225	224	163	178
68 °F or warmer	53	300	288	264	268
32 °F or colder	8	0	7	6	1

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.6	6	10	4	9	10
February	4.0	3	4	5	5	7
March	2.8	1	3	4	2	5
April	2.2		2	1	4	1
May	1.8		3	0	3	1
June	3.4		0	2	3	2
July	2.8		1	5	1	3
August	4.2		0	6	1	3
September	2.9		2	1	8	8
October	2.9		3	2	0	3
November	5.8		9	7	0	2
December	4.1		4	4	1	4
Average	3.7	3.0	3.1	3.3	2.6	4.1

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	10.7	12	11	11	11	9
February	10.8	12	12	10	10	11
March	10.8	10	12	12	12	10
April	11.6		11	13	10	9
May	9.0		8	11	11	9
June	8.7		9	9	10	8
July	7.3		8	8	6	9
August	7.6		9	8	7	6
September	6.6		6	7	8	10
October	8.8		10	9	8	8
November	8.7		8	10	7	9
December	9.1		10	10	10	10
Average	9.0	11.0	9.3	9.6	9.0	9.0

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	NE	SE	N	SE	NE
February	SW	S	NE	E	SW
March	SE	S	S	SE	S
April		SE	S	E	SE
May		SE	S	SE	SE
June		SW	S	S	S
July		SW	S	SW	S
August		SW	S	S	W
September		SE	NE	E	E
October		E	E	S	N
November		NE	NE	E	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.

Calcasieu Parish weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Calcasieu Parish?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 89 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Calcasieu Parish?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 61 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Calcasieu Parish?

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

Which month is the driest in Calcasieu Parish?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 1.9 %.