Weather in Richland Parish

Calculated from weather data of Monroe Regional Airport (KMLU) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	59.0	55.0	63.0	60.0	57.0	59.0
February	64.0	69.0	68.0	62.0	55.0	62.0
March	72.0	71.0	74.0	71.0	73.0	74.0
April	76.0		75.0	78.0	75.0	75.0
May	84.0		85.0	87.0	81.0	83.0
June	90.0		92.0	94.0	90.0	90.0
July	93.0		95.0	96.0	92.0	93.0
August	93.0		100.0	91.0	93.0	93.0
September	89.0		91.0	90.0	87.0	87.0
October	80.0		82.0	80.0	82.0	76.0
November	68.0		68.0	67.0	68.0	72.0
December	63.0		64.0	65.0	72.0	61.0
Average	76.0	65.0	80.0	79.0	77.0	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	39.0	35	41	35	40	44
February	45.0	47	48	38	37	43
March	52.0	52	53	47	52	57
April	55.0		55	56	54	56
May	64.0		65	62	63	62
June	71.0		72	72	71	71
July	74.0		75	76	74	76
August	73.0		77	73	74	68
September	68.0		69	67	67	66
October	57.0		58	54	58	56
November	46.0		47	46	43	48
December	44.0		41	50	52	40
Average	56.0	45.0	59.0	57.0	57.0	57.0

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	146	126	111	117
77 °F or warmer	10	216	212	210	191
68 °F or warmer	38	277	272	278	271
32 °F or colder	13	15	26	19	12

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.0	10	10	4	5	13
February	8.9	7	9	10	5	13
March	7.2	11	4	9	5	9
April	4.9		8	6	6	3
May	4.0		3	3	7	3
June	4.3		2	3	5	5
July	3.1		3	2	2	4
August	4.6		1	10	6	2
September	3.7		4	0	4	9
October	5.0		6	1	3	9
November	5.9		9	7	4	4
December	7.3		6	5	4	8
Average	5.9	9.6	5.1	5.0	4.5	6.6

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	8.5	9	9	10	9	8
February	9.0	9	9	9	8	9
March	8.5	7	9	8	9	9
April	7.9		8	9	7	8
May	6.9		6	7	7	8
June	6.5		6	6	6	7
July	6.0		6	6	5	6
August	5.7		7	5	6	6
September	5.4		5	5	5	7
October	6.9		7	7	6	7
November	6.6		6	6	7	6
December	7.6		7	8	9	8
Average	7.2	8.0	7.0	7.1	6.9	7.2

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Richland Parish weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Richland Parish?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 93 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Richland Parish?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 59 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Richland Parish?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 9.0 %.

Which month is the driest in Richland Parish?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.2 %.