Weather in Rapides Parish

Calculated from weather data of Alexandria International Airport (KAEX) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	61.0	58.0	66.0	62.0	59.0	61.0
February	66.0	68.0	69.0	63.0	56.0	64.0
March	73.0	71.0	74.0	72.0	73.0	75.0
April	77.0	80.0	75.0	80.0	76.0	76.0
May	85.0		85.0	90.0	82.0	82.0
June	91.0		93.0	95.0	91.0	89.0
July	93.0		96.0	96.0	91.0	91.0
August	94.0		104.0	92.0	93.0	93.0
September	90.0		95.0	90.0	87.0	86.0
October	81.0		83.0	82.0	83.0	79.0
November	69.0		69.0	71.0	69.0	72.0
December	64.0		65.0	69.0	73.0	60.0
Average	78.0	69.0	81.0	81.0	78.0	77.0

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	42.0	37	49	37	41	45
February	47.0	47	49	41	39	44
March	52.0	53	53	49	51	58
April	56.0	59	56	58	56	52
May	66.0		66	69	65	63
June	72.0		73	74	74	69
July	75.0		76	77	74	75
August	74.0		79	76	74	72
September	69.0		71	68	69	70
October	59.0		60	55	62	57
November	47.0		47	49	46	49
December	45.0		42	50	55	40
Average	57.0	49.0	60.0	59.0	59.0	58.0

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	151	148	113	109
77 °F or warmer	26	223	224	217	196
68 °F or warmer	67	286	287	280	281
32 °F or colder	13	11	19	15	8

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.0	11	14	3	7	12
February	9.8	9	18	9	6	11
March	7.7	9	6	4	6	6
April	6.1	10	10	7	7	2
May	4.8		3	4	8	5
June	4.3		1	2	5	5
July	3.5		1	2	1	6
August	5.2		0	7	5	2
September	4.9		2	3	8	6
October	5.6		10	2	2	6
November	6.9		9	8	4	6
December	7.3		6	8	6	7
Average	6.5	9.7	6.4	4.8	5.2	5.8

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	9.0	10	9	10	9	8
February	9.0	9	9	9	9	9
March	8.9	8	9	10	9	9
April	9.1	9	9	11	8	8
May	7.9		7	9	8	8
June	6.8		7	6	8	7
July	5.5		5	6	5	7
August	5.7		6	6	6	5
September	5.8		6	5	6	7
October	7.2		8	7	7	7
November	7.0		7	7	6	7
December	7.7		8	7	9	8
Average	7.6	8.8	7.3	7.6	7.4	7.4

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Rapides Parish weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Rapides Parish?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 94 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 9.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Rapides Parish?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.5 %.