Weather in Lafayette Parish

Calculated from weather data of Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field (KLFT) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	64.0	62.0	69.0	63.0	63.0	65.0
February	69.0	71.0	71.0	67.0	60.0	67.0
March	75.0	74.0	76.0	73.0	73.0	77.0
April	79.0	81.0	78.0	80.0	76.0	80.0
May	86.0		87.0	88.0	82.0	83.0
June	90.0		94.0	93.0	88.0	89.0
July	91.0		95.0	91.0	91.0	91.0
August	92.0		100.0	89.0	92.0	92.0
September	89.0		93.0	89.0	86.0	86.0
October	82.0		82.0	81.0	83.0	81.0
November	72.0		71.0	72.0	71.0	75.0
December	67.0		67.0	71.0	74.0	64.0
Average	79.0	72.0	82.0	80.0	78.0	79.0

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	46.0	43	53	41	44	50
February	51.0	52	54	45	42	49
March	56.0	57	58	50	56	61
April	60.0	64	62	60	57	60
May	69.0		70	71	67	66
June	75.0		77	76	74	73
July	76.0		77	77	74	77
August	75.0		76	74	74	75
September	71.0		73	70	71	72
October	63.0		62	58	66	62
November	51.0		52	51	48	55
December	50.0		49	56	57	45
Average	61.0	54.0	64.0	61.0	61.0	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	1	154	136	105	107
77 °F or warmer	36	237	233	222	222
68 °F or warmer	82	307	297	298	299
32 °F or colder	5	0	8	7	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.6	6	10	2	3	6
February	4.5	6	6	2	4	6
March	2.8	3	3	2	2	4
April	2.3	1	3	2	4	1
May	2.5		1	2	6	3
June	4.2		1	2	6	3
July	5.3		1	8	4	8
August	3.5		1	8	2	1
September	4.5		2	3	7	2
October	3.1		6	1	2	1
November	4.2		8	9	1	0
December	5.6		6	4	3	4
Average	4.0	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.1

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	8.9	9	8	10	9	8
February	9.5	10	10	10	10	10
March	8.9	8	9	10	9	9
April	8.5	8	8	9	8	8
May	7.0		6	7	7	7
June	6.8		7	6	6	7
July	5.7		6	5	5	7
August	5.5		7	4	6	6
September	5.4		5	6	5	7
October	6.7		7	7	6	7
November	7.0		7	8	5	7
December	7.5		6	7	8	8
Average	7.4	8.5	7.2	7.3	6.9	7.6

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Lafayette Parish weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Lafayette Parish?

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

What is the coldest month in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 5.7 %.

Which month is the driest in Lafayette Parish?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in April. The probability is about 2.3 %.