Baton Rouge, LA: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 52.3°F in Baton Rouge, LA, the warmest January since 2023, 56th warmest of 126.

January 2026

Mean temperature: 52.3°F; Warmest since 2023; 56th warmest of 126
Precipitation: 5.93 in; Wettest since 2024; 50th wettest of 132

A normal January in Baton Rouge, LA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.6°F, between 47.2°F and 56.5°F in eight years of ten and 5.82 in of precipitation, between 2.35 in and 10.07 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Baton Rouge, LA since 1893: 52.3°F in 2026; the highest is 64.6°F, in 1950.

Normal range, 47.2 to 56.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Baton Rouge, LA from 1893 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	52.3	56	63.4	52	41.2	69	5.93	50	0
2025	48.9	94	59.9	92	37.8	101	3.04	102	0
2024	51.1	71	62.6	60	39.5	88	7.86	21	0
2023	58.9	9	69.4	10	48.4	15	10.22	6	0
2022	49.6	87	62.4	63	36.8	107	2.16	118	0
2021	52.6	51	63	56	42.3	62	3.01	103	0
2020	56.4	23	65.9	33	46.8	19	5.17	63	0
2019	51.3	67	61.8	70	40.8	75	3.48	95	2
2018	46.3	114	57.2	119	35.4	119	7.17	31	0
2017	59.3	8	69.7	9	48.9	13	9.68	11	0
2016	50.8	76	61.9	66	39.7	85	5.73	53	0
2015	48.9	94	60.1	90	37.8	101	6.37	42	0
2014	44.4	119	57.1	120	31.8	130	2.09	120	0
2013	54.4	37	63.9	46	44.9	32	14.67	2	0
2012	57.8	15	69.1	12	46.5	23	5.75	52	0
2011	48.5	102	59.3	102	37.6	104	5.28	60	0
2010	46.7	113	57.8	114	35.6	118	2.38	115	0
2009	54.5	36	66.1	31	42.9	51	3.33	99	0
2008	51.7	62	61.3	77	42.2	63	9.39	13	0
2007	52	60	60.2	88	43.7	44	7.78	23	0
2006	57.9	14	69.9	8	46	27	1.77	124	0
2005	56.4	23	65.5	37	47.3	18	5.89	51	0
2004	51.9	61	63.2	54	40.7	76	3.76	89	0
2003	47.2	110	58.1	111	36.3	114	0.52	132	0
2002	52.6	51	64	44	41.2	69	4.28	79	0
2001	47.7	107	58.4	109	37	106	4.00	83	0
2000	54	42	64.9	40	43.2	48	2.78	107	0
1999	55.8	27	67.7	19	44	39	5.48	58	0
1998	53.9	43	63.7	50	44	39	14.94	1	0
1997	51.2	70	59.9	92	42.5	59	6.04	48	0
1996	51.4	66	63.8	49	39	93	6.41	40	0
1995	51.3	67	61.3	77	41.4	68	7.27	28	0
1994	47.9	105	58	112	37.8	101	6.67	36	0
1993	54.3	39	62.6	60	46	27	13.35	3	0
1992	50.8	76	59.7	96	41.8	64	9.70	9	0
1991	50.8	76	59.1	103	42.6	57	9.69	10	0
1990	56.9	21	67.2	22	46.6	22	11.41	4	0
1989	58.7	10	68.5	15	48.9	13	4.02	81	0
1988	47	111	57.5	118	36.5	110	3.98	84	0
1987	49	92	58.6	108	39.4	89	7.04	33	0
1986	50.7	80	61.7	72	39.7	85	1.53	125	0
1985	43.8	121	54.5	123	33.1	127	4.56	77	0
1984	45.4	117	55.8	122	35	121	2.77	108	0
1983	48.7	97	58.4	109	39	93	6.25	43	0
1982	51.7	62	64	44	40.1	80	3.35	98	2
1981	46.2	115	57.6	117	34.7	123	1.20	128	0
1980	52.6	51	61.2	79	44	39	4.67	72	0
1979	42.6	122	51.4	128	33.9	126	6.25	43	0
1978	42.6	122	50	130	35.2	120	6.55	37	0
1977	41.8	125	51.5	127	32.1	128	6.50	38	0
1976	48.6	100	60.6	85	36.5	110	3.72	91	0
1975	55.7	28	66.7	27	44.7	35	7.77	24	0
1974	60.8	5	69.1	12	52.5	5	8.33	16	0
1973	49.2	90	59.1	103	39.4	89	4.01	82	0
1972	56.6	22	66.9	26	46.2	25	8.25	17	0
1971	52.8	48	62.9	57	42.7	53	1.15	129	0
1970	46.1	116	55.9	121	36.4	113	2.20	117	0
1969	53.4	45	62.9	57	43.9	42	1.34	127	0
1968	49.6	87	60.2	88	39	93	3.59	94	0
1967	51.5	65	61.9	66	41	71	2.75	109	0
1966	45.3	118	53.8	125	36.7	108	9.93	7	0
1965	53.2	47	65.5	37	40.9	73	2.61	111	0
1964	49.7	86	60.4	86	39	93	6.18	46	0
1963	47	111	58	112	36.1	116	3.64	92	0
1962	47.7	107	58.9	107	36.6	109	6.41	40	0
1961	44.3	120	54.3	124	34.3	124	5.20	62	0
1960	50.2	84	59.4	100	41	71	3.36	97	0
1959	48.7	97	61.1	81	36.3	114	4.72	70	0
1958	47.5	109	57.7	115	37.3	105	4.97	68	0
1957	57.7	16	67.2	22	48.2	16	1.88	123	0
1956	50.6	82	61.9	66	39.3	92	2.00	121	0
1955	51.3	67	61.7	72	40.9	73	4.64	73	0
1954	54.3	39	65.8	35	42.7	53	4.69	71	0
1953	55.6	29	67.5	21	43.8	43	2.99	105	0
1952	60.5	6	70.5	5	50.5	6	1.46	126	0
1951	53.4	45	63.9	46	42.8	52	5.50	57	0
1950	64.6	1	72.3	1	56.8	1	7.21	30	0
1949	57.3	18	66.7	27	47.9	17	2.56	112	0
1948	42.4	124	53.5	126	32.1	128	5.13	64	2
1947	52.6	51	60.7	84	44.5	36	3.93	85	1
1946	51.6	64	61.1	81	42.7	53	6.47	39	2
1945	52.7	50	63.1	55	42.4	60	7.56	26	0
1944	52.2	57	62.7	59	41.8	64	6.72	35	0
1943	54.3	39	65.8	35	43	50	2.74	110	1
1942	48.7	97	61.1	81	36.5	110	5.58	54	1
1941	54.6	35	65.9	33	43.3	47	3.83	87	0
1940	40.5	126	51.1	129	29.8	132	1.98	122	0
1939	57	20	67.2	22	46.7	21	3.80	88	0
1938	52.4	55	62.4	63	42.7	53	4.50	78	3
1937	62.7	2	70.8	3	54.5	3	9.84	8	0
1936	50.9	74	61.2	79	40.6	79	5.26	61	0
1935	54.7	32	66.2	30	43.4	46	5.04	66	1
1934	54.7	32	64.4	42	44.9	32	5.38	59	2
1933	58.2	13	66.5	29	49.9	8	3.00	104	0
1932	58.4	11	67	25	49.9	8	7.52	27	1
1931	50.7	80	59.7	96	41.7	67	7.25	29	0
1930	50.8	76	59.5	99	41.8	64	9.03	14	2
1929	54.4	37	63.9	46	45	30	5.51	56	1
1928	51.1	71	59.8	94	42.4	60	0.60	131	1
1927	58.4	11	67.8	18	49.1	12	2.22	116	1
1926	51.1	71	59.1	103	43.1	49	8.07	19	1
1925	54.7	32	65.3	39	44.1	38	10.55	5	0
1924	48.8	96	59.4	100	38	99	8.98	15	2
1923	59.4	7	69.2	11	49.6	11	3.45	96	1
1922	52.8	48	61.9	66	43.7	44	5.10	65	0
1921	57.7	16	68.6	14	46.3	24	3.86	86	3
1920	56.4	23	66.1	31	46.8	19	5.98	49	0
1919	50.9	74	61.6	76	40.1	80	8.02	20	1
1918					30.9	131	4.61	74	5
1917					45.9	29	7.70	25	7
1916			71.3	2	49.7	10	6.21	45	5
1915							9.41	12	7
1914	56.3	26	67.9	17	44.8	34	0.95	130	0
1913			70	7	50.3	7	5.57	55	4
1912	48.6	100	57.7	115	39.4	89	5.00	67	0
1911	61.5	4	68.2	16	54.7	2	2.54	113	3
1910	53.9	43	63.4	52	44.5	36	2.89	106	1
1909	55.4	30	70.3	6	39.9	83	3.17	101	1
1908	49.2	90	64.3	43	34.1	125	4.59	75	0
1907	62.1	3	70.6	4	54.3	4	2.11	119	2
1906	52.1	59	63.5	51	40.7	76	4.21	80	0
1905	47.9	105	59.6	98	36.1	116	6.94	34	1
1904	48.4	104	61.7	72	35	121	3.30	100	1
1903	49	92	59.8	94	38.2	98	8.22	18	3
1902			62.6	60			2.40	114	7
1901					40.7	76	4.59	75	9
1900	52.2	57	61.8	70	42.6	57	7.84	22	0
1899			62.1	65	39.8	84	7.10	32	4
1898	57.2	19	67.7	19	46.1	26	6.06	47	3
1897	50.1	85	60	91	39.7	85	4.83	69	3
1896	49.5	89	60.3	87	38.7	97			0
1895	50.6	82	61.7	72	40.1	80	3.73	90	2
1894	55.2	31	64.9	40	45	30	3.61	93	1
1893	48.5	102	59	106	37.9	100			0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1950	64.6
1937	62.7
1907	62.1
1911	61.5
1974	60.8
1952	60.5
1923	59.4
2017	59.3
2023	58.9
1989	58.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	40.5
1977	41.8
1948	42.4
1979	42.6
1978	42.6
1985	43.8
1961	44.3
2014	44.4
1966	45.3
1984	45.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	14.94
2013	14.67
1993	13.35
1990	11.41
1925	10.55
2023	10.22
1966	9.93
1937	9.84
1992	9.70
1991	9.69

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2003	0.52
1928	0.60
1914	0.95
1971	1.15
1981	1.20
1969	1.34
1952	1.46
1986	1.53
2006	1.77
1957	1.88

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 82°F; 8 January 2026
Coldest night: 19°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.48 in; 24 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 5.93 in of precipitation in Baton Rouge, LA, the wettest January since 2024, 50th wettest of 132.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Baton Rouge, LA: 82°F on Thursday 8 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Baton Rouge, LA: a low of 19°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Baton Rouge, LA: 2.48 in on Saturday 24 January 2026.