Baton Rouge, LA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 84°F in Baton Rouge, LA, the warmest summer since 2024, 5th warmest of 133.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 84°F; Warmest since 2024; 5th warmest of 133
Precipitation: 16.36 in; Wettest since 2025; 55th wettest of 129

A normal summer in Baton Rouge, LA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 82.4°F, between 80.9°F and 83.3°F in eight years of ten and 15.44 in of precipitation, between 10.99 in and 24.23 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Baton Rouge, LA since 1893: 84°F in 2026; the highest is 87.5°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 80.9 to 83.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	84	5	93.2	11	74.9	4	16.36	55	0
2025	83	15	92.4	33	73.6	11	17.99	41	0
2024	85.6	2	95.2	3	76.1	2	12.23	105	0
2023	87.5	1	98.1	1	76.9	1	7.27	128	0
2022	83.5	9	92.8	20	74.2	7	22.84	18	0
2021	81.2	87	89.8	108	72.6	42	27.44	7	0
2020	82.7	24	91.7	51	73.6	11	22.26	24	0
2019	82.9	19	91.8	46	73.9	9	22.36	23	0
2018	83.1	12	92.4	33	73.8	10	17.56	45	0
2017	81.3	81	89.7	109	72.9	27	23.74	16	0
2016	83.3	10	92.2	38	74.3	6	44.94	1	0
2015	83.3	10	93.2	11	73.3	19	15.01	74	0
2014	81.3	81	90.7	86	71.9	72	22.78	20	0
2013	81.5	70	90.7	86	72.4	54	14.48	81	0
2012	82.3	37	91.2	76	73.5	17	22.92	17	0
2011	84.7	3	94.7	4	74.6	5	12.98	101	0
2010	83.8	6	92.3	35	75.4	3	22.84	18	0
2009	83	15	92.7	24	73.3	19	11.78	110	0
2008	83.1	12	92.6	27	73.6	11	14.75	76	0
2007	83.1	12	92.5	28	73.6	11	15.41	71	0
2006	82.8	23	93.1	15	72.5	48	14.39	84	0
2005	82.9	19	92.9	18	72.8	35	10.24	119	0
2004	81.3	81	90.7	86	71.9	72	15.50	66	0
2003	81.5	70	90.3	96	72.6	42	15.46	69	0
2002	80.9	98	90.6	89	71.2	101	11.95	107	0
2001	80.2	120	89.1	124	71.4	96	30.33	3	0
2000	82.6	25	93.2	11	72	66	11.07	116	0
1999	82.3	37	91.7	51	73	26	13.02	100	0
1998	83.7	7	93.3	10	74.1	8	9.12	124	0
1997	80.9	98	90	103	71.8	80	16.80	50	0
1996	80.3	118	89.6	112	70.9	110	13.50	94	0
1995	81.8	58	91.8	46	71.8	80	10.04	121	0
1994	80.4	114	89.1	124	71.8	80	20.36	30	0
1993	81.7	61	90.8	83	72.5	48	11.79	109	0
1992	81.4	77	91.1	78	71.6	90	28.61	5	0
1991	82.4	32	92	41	72.8	35	21.17	27	0
1990	83	15	93.4	9	72.5	48	18.87	38	0
1989	81.5	70	90.4	92	72.5	48	34.59	2	0
1988	82	47	91.3	72	72.6	42	21.63	26	0
1987	81.7	61	90.4	92	73.1	25	25.38	13	0
1986	82.5	30	91.6	57	73.4	18	15.79	62	0
1985	80.9	98	89.4	119	72.4	54	19.90	31	0
1984	79.7	129	88.8	130	70.6	116	11.87	108	0
1983	80.4	114	89	128	71.8	80	24.03	15	0
1982	82.4	32	91.7	51	73.2	21	12.02	106	0
1981	82.6	25	91.6	57	73.6	11	13.41	96	0
1980	82.6	25	92.3	35	72.9	27	14.35	85	0
1979	80.5	111	89.3	120	71.6	90	13.82	92	0
1978	82.2	41	91.5	61	72.9	27	17.62	43	0
1977	82.3	37	91.5	61	73.2	21	21.12	28	0
1976	80	124	90	103	69.9	127	14.84	75	0
1975	80.7	105	89.5	115	71.9	72	26.10	10	0
1974	79.8	128	89.6	112	70.1	123	13.45	95	0
1973	82.1	43	91.5	61	72.7	39	12.25	104	0
1972	82	47	92.3	35	71.7	86	10.75	117	0
1971	81.4	77	90.8	83	72.1	62	17.04	49	0
1970	80.8	102	89.3	120	72.3	56	15.85	61	0
1969	82	47	91.5	61	72.6	42	14.35	85	0
1968	81.4	77	91.4	67	71.4	96	14.61	78	0
1967	80.2	120	90	103	70.3	120	16.19	58	0
1966	80.5	111	89.7	109	71.2	101	14.41	83	0
1965	80.1	122	90.1	101	70.1	123	13.36	97	0
1964	81.5	70	90.4	92	72.6	42	15.23	73	0
1963	81.9	53	91.8	46	71.9	72	18.75	39	0
1962	82.4	32	92.2	38	72.7	39	17.95	42	0
1961	77.7	133	87.1	133	68.4	130	17.15	48	0
1960	82.9	19	92.8	20	72.9	27	15.68	63	0
1959	81.6	66	91.3	72	71.9	72	19.63	33	0
1958	82	47	92	41	72	66	14.19	89	0
1957	82.1	43	91.8	46	72.5	48	15.46	69	0
1956	80.8	102	91.1	78	70.5	117	12.65	102	0
1955	80.3	118	90.2	98	70.4	118	13.35	98	0
1954	82.4	32	92.8	20	72	66	11.23	114	0
1953	82.1	43	91.4	67	72.8	35	14.20	88	0
1952	82.6	25	92.5	28	72.6	42	10.29	118	0
1951	83	15	93.2	11	72.7	39	11.18	115	0
1950	80	124	89	128	71.1	105	15.49	67	0
1949	80.6	107	89.3	120	71.8	80	17.59	44	0
1948	81.9	53	92	41	71.9	72	9.11	125	0
1947	82	47	92.7	24	71.1	105	8.38	126	4
1946	80.4	114	89.5	115	71.3	100	22.21	25	0
1945	81.2	87	90.5	90	71.9	72	16.36	55	4
1944	81.7	61	91.4	67	72.1	62	17.31	46	0
1943	82.9	19	92.9	18	72.9	27	10.06	120	2
1942	81.5	70	90.9	82	72.2	59	24.24	14	3
1941	81.5	70	90.2	98	72.9	27	14.75	76	0
1940	80	124	88.2	131	71.8	80	26.87	9	2
1939	81.8	58	91.4	67	72.2	59	16.77	51	4
1938	81	94	91	81	71	109	13.23	99	2
1937	81.2	87	91.5	61	70.9	110	11.56	113	1
1936	81.9	53	92.5	28	71.2	101	12.44	103	1
1935	81.1	93	91.2	76	71.1	105	19.04	36	1
1934	81.3	81	90.5	90	72.1	62	26.07	11	0
1933	80.6	107	90.2	98	70.9	110	15.94	59	9
1932	82.5	30	91.3	72	73.6	11	15.65	64	0
1931	80.8	102	90	103	71.7	86	16.49	53	1
1930	81.7	61	91.3	72	72.2	59	9.77	122	2
1929	80.7	105	89.5	115	72	66	15.86	60	1
1928	81.4	77	89.6	112	73.2	21	28.22	6	0
1927	81.3	81	89.5	115	72.9	27	19.41	34	1
1926	81.6	66	91.1	78	72	66	25.51	12	1
1925	82.2	41	91.4	67	72.9	27	14.48	81	0
1924	83.7	7	94.7	4	72.8	35	7.15	129	0
1923	80.6	107	89.1	124	72.3	56	16.21	57	3
1922	81	94	89.7	109	72.1	62	22.73	21	5
1921	84.5	4	95.7	2	73.2	21	15.63	65	2
1920	81.2	87	91.6	57	70.8	113	17.20	47	0
1919	82.1	43	91.9	45	72.3	56	15.41	71	0
1918	82.3	37	93.8	6	70.7	115	14.32	87	1
1917	81.2	87	91.7	51	70.8	113	9.36	123	6
1916	81.3	81	90.8	83	71.6	90	13.67	93	2
1915	81.6	66	91.7	51	71.4	96	19.86	32	0
1914	82.4	32	93	17	71.7	86	22.67	22	0
1913	80	124	90.1	101	70	125	13.97	91	0
1912	80.1	122	90.3	96	70	125	20.38	29	1
1911	81	94	91.6	57	70.4	118	28.64	4	0
1910									31
1909	80.5	111	92.7	24	68.2	131	19.22	35	1
1908	79.5	130	92.5	28	66.6	133	27.05	8	0
1907	80.6	107	93.8	6	67.4	132	11.62	112	4
1906	81.7	61	93.1	15	70.3	120	11.65	111	4
1905	81.9	53	92.8	20	71.1	105	15.49	67	0
1904	81.2	87	92	41	70.3	120	18.99	37	0
1903	79.4	131	89.3	120	69.2	128	14.12	90	1
1902	82.6	25	93.5	8	71.6	90	7.81	127	1
1901	82	47	92.2	38	71.7	86	16.74	52	0
1900	81	94	90	103	71.9	72	18.21	40	0
1899	81.9	53	91.8	46	72	66	14.58	79	0
1898	80.9	98	90.4	92	71.4	96			0
1897	81.6	66	91.7	51	71.5	95			0
1896	81.8	58	92.5	28	71.2	101			0
1895	81.5	70	91.5	61	71.6	90			0
1894	78.9	132	89.1	124	68.7	129	16.40	54	0
1893	80.4	114	88.2	131	72.5	48	14.55	80	0
1892									62

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	87.5
2024	85.6
2011	84.7
1921	84.5
2026	84
2010	83.8
1998	83.7
1924	83.7
2022	83.5
2016	83.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1961	77.7
1894	78.9
1903	79.4
1908	79.5
1984	79.7
1974	79.8
1976	80
1950	80
1940	80
1913	80

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2016	44.94
1989	34.59
2001	30.33
1911	28.64
1992	28.61
1928	28.22
2021	27.44
1908	27.05
1940	26.87
1975	26.10

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1924	7.15
2023	7.27
1902	7.81
1947	8.38
1948	9.11
1998	9.12
1917	9.36
1930	9.77
1995	10.04
1943	10.06

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 21 August 2026
Coldest night: 67°F; 5 June 2026
Wettest day: 3.97 in; 16 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 16.36 in of precipitation in Baton Rouge, LA, the wettest summer since 2025, tied 55th wettest of 129 (with 1945).
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Baton Rouge, LA: 99°F on Friday 21 August 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Baton Rouge, LA: a low of 67°F on Friday 5 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Baton Rouge, LA: 3.97 in on Tuesday 16 June 2026.