Weather in Vermilion Parish

Calculated from weather data of Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport (KIYA) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	63.0	62.0	68.0	65.0	62.0	66.0
February	67.0	69.0	69.0	67.0	60.0	67.0
March	73.0	73.0	75.0	73.0	73.0	76.0
April	77.0		77.0	79.0	75.0	79.0
May	85.0		85.0	87.0	81.0	83.0
June	89.0		91.0	91.0	88.0	88.0
July	89.0		94.0	91.0	89.0	90.0
August	91.0		99.0	89.0	90.0	91.0
September	88.0		92.0	88.0	85.0	86.0
October	81.0		81.0	80.0	82.0	81.0
November	71.0		71.0	71.0	71.0	75.0
December	66.0		66.0	70.0	73.0	64.0
Average	77.0	68.0	81.0	80.0	77.0	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	45.0	42	51	44	44	50
February	51.0	50	52	43	42	49
March	56.0	56	58	50	56	62
April	59.0		60	60	59	62
May	68.0		67	70	67	67
June	73.0		74	74	74	72
July	73.0		75	75	75	74
August	74.0		76	74	74	74
September	70.0		71	68	69	71
October	61.0		60	55	64	62
November	50.0		51	50	47	54
December	48.0		47	54	56	45
Average	59.0	49.0	62.0	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	0	140	129	93	108
77 °F or warmer	9	227	225	224	218
68 °F or warmer	48	301	295	296	291
32 °F or colder	8	1	8	7	1

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	4.8	4	8	2	3	7
February	3.6	6	4	3	3	3
March	2.3	3	3	1	2	3
April	0.9		2	1	1	0
May	1.8		2	1	5	1
June	2.7		0	1	3	2
July	3.9		1	5	2	6
August	2.8		0	6	1	2
September	4.9		4	4	7	3
October	3.4		4	1	0	4
November	4.1		8	5	2	5
December	4.9		5	3	3	2
Average	3.6	4.2	3.0	2.6	2.6	3.2

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	8.3	9	8	10	9	8
February	9.2	10	9	9	9	9
March	9.2	9	9	10	9	9
April	8.4		8	10	8	9
May	7.3		6	8	8	8
June	6.3		7	6	7	7
July	5.4		6	5	4	7
August	5.0		7	4	5	5
September	4.7		4	4	5	6
October	6.5		8	6	6	7
November	6.6		6	7	5	6
December	6.9		6	6	8	8
Average	7.1	9.0	6.9	6.9	6.6	7.3

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

Prevailing wind direction

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

Vermilion Parish weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Vermilion Parish?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 91 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Vermilion Parish?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 63 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Vermilion Parish?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in September with a probability of around 5.0 %.

Which month is the driest in Vermilion Parish?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in April. The probability is about 0.9 %.