Baton Rouge, LA: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 73.8°F in Baton Rouge, LA, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2024, 5th warmest of 128.

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 73.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 5th warmest of 128

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Baton Rouge, LA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.4°F, between 69.4°F and 72.7°F in eight years of ten and 50.16 in of precipitation, between 38.21 in and 60.58 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Baton Rouge, LA since 1893: 73.8°F in 2026; the highest is 75.8°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 69.4 to 72.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Baton Rouge, LA from 1892 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	73.8	5	84.1	4	63.5	5	46.07	70	0
2025	72.6	13	83	11	62.2	18	49.71	51	6
2024	74.4	3	84.7	3	64.2	4	50.02	48	0
2023	75.8	1	86.5	2	65.1	1	39.82	99	0
2022	71.3	46	82.5	23	60	80	38.87	102	0
2021	70.2	83	79.7	105	60.6	58	74.24	3	0
2020	72.7	12	82.4	24	63.1	7	58.85	18	0
2019	72.9	10	83	11	62.7	10	53.38	40	2
2018	72.4	16	82.4	24	62.3	14	46.44	68	0
2017	73.1	8	83	11	63.3	6	57.68	22	0
2016	72.1	17	82.2	27	62	21	77.64	1	0
2015	71.4	40	81.7	43	61.1	43	49.60	53	0
2014	69.4	109	80	94	58.8	116	51.31	45	0
2013	70.2	83	80.4	82	60.1	75	60.55	14	0
2012	73	9	83	11	63	8	54.11	38	0
2011	71.4	40	82.6	21	60.3	68	38.57	103	0
2010	69.9	92	80.2	87	59.7	90	44.05	78	0
2009	72.5	15	82.7	20	62.3	14	39.37	100	0
2008	71.7	26	82	33	61.3	36	50.46	47	0
2007	71.6	32	81.8	40	61.4	33	44.07	77	0
2006	72.6	13	83.7	5	61.5	32	29.58	127	0
2005	71.9	19	82.2	27	61.6	29	40.42	96	0
2004	70.4	74	80.6	75	60.2	71	60.85	12	0
2003	69.8	97	79.9	97	59.8	87	34.96	113	0
2002	70.5	70	80.8	71	60.2	71	44.18	76	0
2001	69.4	109	79.7	105	59.2	107	53.44	39	0
2000	71.8	21	83	11	60.5	61	24.63	129	0
1999	71.5	35	82.2	27	60.9	50	40.26	98	0
1998	71.4	40	81.4	56	61.4	33	49.86	49	0
1997	69.9	92	79.6	109	60.3	68	52.41	42	0
1996	69	119	79.5	111	58.6	121	45.86	72	0
1995	71	54	81.4	56	60.6	58	56.23	29	0
1994	69.2	118	79	119	59.5	97	56.51	26	0
1993	69.6	104	79.7	105	59.6	93	48.58	57	0
1992	70.4	74	80.6	75	60.1	75	56.35	27	0
1991	71.5	35	81.1	64	61.9	22	68.04	4	0
1990	72.9	10	83.4	9	62.3	14	55.99	30	0
1989	71.4	40	81.2	61	61.6	29	66.69	5	0
1988	69.5	108	79.6	109	59.3	103	63.69	9	0
1987	69.7	101	79.7	105	59.7	90	52.82	41	0
1986	71.8	21	81.8	40	61.8	25	36.88	109	0
1985	69	119	78.7	122	59.4	100	45.22	73	0
1984	68.4	124	78.5	123	58.3	123	34.08	116	0
1983	67.9	126	77.6	127	58.3	123	63.69	9	0
1982	71.1	50	81	67	61.2	39	37.89	104	2
1981	69.8	97	80	94	59.7	90	35.39	112	0
1980	70.1	86	79.8	103	60.4	64	60.69	13	0
1979	68.1	125	77.5	128	58.7	119	55.58	32	0
1978	68.5	123	78.2	124	58.8	116	42.45	88	0
1977	69.9	92	79.8	103	60	80	63.92	8	0
1976	69.6	104	80.5	79	58.7	119	36.17	111	0
1975	70.3	80	80.1	89	60.4	64	60.54	15	0
1974	71.5	35	81.7	43	61.3	36	47.11	63	0
1973	70.6	68	80.1	89	61.1	43	61.46	11	0
1972	71.9	19	82.6	21	61.2	39	43.11	84	0
1971	69.8	97	80.1	89	59.4	100	44.53	75	0
1970	69.3	116	79	119	59.6	93	41.09	93	0
1969	70	91	80	94	60	80	48.10	59	0
1968	68.9	121	79.5	111	58.3	123	31.30	123	0
1967	69.8	97	80.5	79	59.1	111	49.54	54	0
1966	68.6	122	78	125	59.1	111	56.32	28	0
1965	69.9	92	80.3	84	59.6	93	37.89	104	0
1964	69.7	101	79.4	114	60	80	55.31	34	0
1963	70.9	59	82.3	26	59.4	100	30.21	126	0
1962	71	54	81.8	40	60.2	71	47.66	60	1
1961	67.8	127	77.9	126	57.6	129	57.89	21	0
1960	69.4	109	79.5	111	59.2	107	31.24	124	0
1959	70.4	74	80.7	73	60.1	75	51.05	46	0
1958	69.3	116	79.3	115	59.2	107	41.28	91	0
1957	72	18	81.7	43	62.3	14	42.70	86	1
1956	70.5	70	81.1	64	59.8	87	34.77	114	0
1955	71.4	40	81.7	43	61.1	43	42.12	89	0
1954	71.7	26	82.8	19	60.6	58	30.83	125	1
1953	71.8	21	82.1	30	61.4	33	46.52	67	0
1952	71	54	81.6	50	60.3	68	33.78	117	0
1951	70.9	59	81.2	61	60.5	61	31.67	121	0
1950	71.2	49	80.6	75	61.7	26	43.99	80	0
1949	70.9	59	79.9	97	61.9	22	48.41	58	1
1948	70.1	86	79.9	97	60	80	37.44	106	5
1947	69.6	104	80.3	84	59.1	111	43.43	83	6
1946	71	54	81.1	64	60.8	51	58.29	19	4
1945	71.6	32	81.7	43	61.7	26	52.09	43	7
1944	71.5	35	81.4	56	61.6	29	45.01	74	4
1943	71.3	46	82.1	30	60.5	61	46.90	64	7
1942	69.4	109	79.9	97	59	114	58.91	17	6
1941	70.4	74	79.9	97	60.8	51	37.42	107	2
1940	67.4	128	77.4	129	57.4	130	49.70	52	11
1939	71.5	35	82	33	61.1	43	41.63	90	7
1938	71.8	21	82.1	30	61.2	39	31.42	122	15
1937	71	54	81.5	52	60.4	64	40.33	97	4
1936	70.1	86	80.9	68	59.3	103	39.06	101	3
1935					60.7	55	47.16	61	36
1934	70.2	83	80.2	87	59.9	86	57.98	20	7
1933	71.7	26	81.6	50	62.1	19	46.19	69	13
1932	71.7	26	80.6	75	62.7	10	51.44	44	8
1931	69.7	101	79.2	117	60.1	75	44.04	79	6
1930					62.4	12	45.91	71	39
1929	71.1	50	80.1	89	61.9	22	55.94	31	9
1928	70.1	86	78.8	121	61.3	36	55.25	35	5
1927	73.3	6	81.9	37	64.5	2	49.30	55	8
1926	70.6	68	79.9	97	61.2	39	74.81	2	3
1925	73.3	6	83.5	7	63	8	40.66	95	0
1924	70.8	64	81.2	61	59.8	87	32.55	118	7
1923	71.1	50	80.4	82	61.7	26	46.77	66	9
1922					62.1	19	57.63	23	37
1921	75	2	86.8	1	62.4	12	41.04	94	16
1920	71.6	32	82	33	61.1	43	43.87	81	13
1919	71.3	46	81.9	37	60.7	55	57.04	24	8
1918	70.8	64	83	11	58.3	123	34.49	115	28
1917			81.4	56			31.75	120	56
1916	71.7	26	82	33	60.8	51	41.24	92	16
1915	70.4	74	80.7	73	59.6	93	54.26	37	10
1914	70.8	64	81.5	52	60.1	75	43.87	81	0
1913	70.9	59	80.9	68	60.8	51			4
1912	69.4	109	79.3	115	59.5	97	59.62	16	4
1911	74.2	4	83.5	7	64.5	2	49.77	50	13
1910									33
1909	69.6	104	83.1	10	55.9	131	49.24	56	5
1908	69.4	109	82.9	18	55.7	132	65.90	7	11
1907	71.8	21	83.6	6	60.2	71	55.10	36	7
1906					58	128	36.57	110	36
1905	70.3	80	81.5	52	59.2	107	66.07	6	1
1904	71.1	50	83	11	59.3	103	42.50	87	1
1903	69.4	109	80.1	89	58.3	123	47.15	62	12
1902	70.7	67	80.9	68	59.5	97	29.22	128	18
1901	70.5	70	81.5	52	58.5	122	42.81	85	24
1900	70.9	59	80.8	71	60.4	64	56.88	25	8
1899	70.4	74	81.3	60	58.8	116	32.48	119	12
1898	71.7	26	81.9	37	61.1	43	55.50	33	12
1897	71.4	40	81.7	43	60.7	55			7
1896	70.5	70	81.7	43	59.3	103			0
1895	69.9	92	80.5	79	59	114	37.20	108	11
1894	70.3	80	80.3	84	60	80	46.88	65	2
1893	70.1	86	79.1	118	61.1	43			3
1892									244

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	75.8
1921	75
2024	74.4
1911	74.2
2026	73.8
1927	73.3
1925	73.3
2017	73.1
2012	73
2019	72.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	67.4
1961	67.8
1983	67.9
1979	68.1
1984	68.4
1978	68.5
1966	68.6
1968	68.9
1996	69
1985	69

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2016	77.64
1926	74.81
2021	74.24
1991	68.04
1989	66.69
1905	66.07
1908	65.90
1977	63.92
1988	63.69
1983	63.69

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2000	24.63
1902	29.22
2006	29.58
1963	30.21
1954	30.83
1960	31.24
1968	31.30
1938	31.42
1951	31.67
1917	31.75

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 21 August 2026
Coldest night: 19°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.97 in; 16 June 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	52.3°F 56th warmest of 126	5.93 in 50th wettest of 132
February	60.6°F 13th warmest of 120	1.88 in 14th driest of 128
March	67.3°F 8th warmest of 128	4.37 in 63rd driest of 132
April	71.5°F 14th warmest of 130	4.02 in 62nd driest of 131
May	75°F 55th warmest of 130	11.60 in 6th wettest of 130
June	82.6°F 12th warmest of 132	8.92 in 15th wettest of 132
July	84°F 11th warmest of 132	4.77 in 41st driest of 131
August	85.5°F 6th warmest of 133	2.67 in 22nd driest of 133
September	82.8°F 4th warmest of 133	1.91 in 23rd driest of 133
October so far	79.7°F 7th warmest of 130

Hot days and freezes

Baton Rouge, LA has had 120 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 10th most of 129 (with 1918 and 1904).
Baton Rouge, LA has had 14 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 48th most of 132 (with 2025, 2021, 1959 and 3 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Baton Rouge, LA came on Tuesday 17 March 2026, the latest since 2023, tied 46th latest of 132 (with 1946).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
17 March	Coldest night	32°F	34°F 1962, 1937, 1913, 1909, 1901, 1895	Provisional
11 February	Warmest day	82°F	81°F 2024, 2017, 1999	Provisional
8 January	Warmest day	82°F	81°F 2008	Provisional
6 January	Warmest day	81°F	80°F 2008, 1989, 1982, 1937	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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Baton Rouge, LA the day's answers

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The hottest day of 2026 so far in Baton Rouge, LA: 99°F on Friday 21 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Baton Rouge, LA: a low of 19°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Baton Rouge, LA: 3.97 in on Tuesday 16 June 2026.