Lake Charles, LA: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 74°F in Lake Charles, LA (1 day missing), the warmest 1 January to 10 October on record, in 123 years since 1896 (1904 excluded: 113 of 284 days missing; 1907 excluded: 181 of 283 days missing; 1909 excluded: 131 of 283 days missing; 5 more years excluded for missing days); provisional.

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 74°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 123, provisional

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Lake Charles, LA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 71.7°F, between 70.4°F and 73.2°F in eight years of ten and 50.33 in of precipitation, between 32.48 in and 59.70 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Lake Charles, LA since 1896: 74°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 70.4 to 73.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Lake Charles, LA from 1895 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	74	1	83.3	9	64.7	3	33.61	108	1
2025	72.3	21	81.5	39	63.1	14	41.01	80	1
2024	73.3	7	82.3	19	64.3	7	58.73	12	0
2023	73.9	2	83.3	9	64.5	5	35.11	105	0
2022	70.9	64	81.3	50	60.5	87	26.49	126	0
2021	71.5	43	80.2	82	62.9	19	67.53	2	0
2020	72.6	13	81.4	45	63.9	9	53.08	30	0
2019	73.2	9	82	26	64.5	5	57.34	16	0
2018	73.3	7	82.1	24	64.6	4	46.76	61	0
2017	73.7	4	82.3	19	65.1	1	67.57	1	0
2016	72.5	14	81.5	39	63.5	11	59.48	10	0
2015	71.5	43	80.6	71	62.4	34	51.66	35	0
2014	69.4	113	78.7	115	60.2	97	58.78	11	0
2013	71.8	32	81.4	45	62.2	38	49.04	50	0
2012	73.8	3	82.7	13	64.9	2	64.17	4	0
2011	72.4	17	82.4	17	62.4	34	31.02	118	0
2010	71.4	45	81.4	45	61.4	62	26.01	127	0
2009	72.1	30	81.5	39	62.7	25	51.75	34	0
2008	71.3	49	80.9	59	61.8	51	37.04	96	0
2007	70.8	71	79.6	96	62	45	56.22	19	2
2006	72.3	21	82	26	62.7	25	39.05	86	0
2005	72.4	17	82.1	24	62.8	21	38.46	90	0
2004	71.3	49	80.7	68	62	45	57.48	15	0
2003	70.4	85	79.5	97	61.2	66	36.73	97	0
2002	71.2	53	80.1	85	62.2	38	55.94	21	0
2001	70.3	88	79.3	103	61.2	66	51.19	39	0
2000	72.5	14	82.5	14	62.5	32	34.09	107	0
1999	72.3	21	82	26	62.7	25	31.28	116	0
1998	72.3	21	81.5	39	63.2	13	49.47	45	0
1997	71	60	79.8	92	62.2	38	53.07	31	0
1996	69.8	103	79.3	103	60.3	94	38.39	91	0
1995	72.8	12	82.3	19	63.3	12	51.25	38	0
1994	71.1	56	80.1	85	62	45	32.61	111	0
1993	70.6	78	79.7	94	61.5	56	46.49	63	0
1992	70.8	71	79.8	92	61.9	50	49.45	46	0
1991	70.8	71	79.1	109	62.6	28	61.63	7	0
1990	71.8	32	80.8	64	62.8	21	44.78	66	0
1989	71.1	56	80.1	85	62.1	44	53.76	27	0
1988	69.6	111	79.3	103	59.9	106	49.31	47	0
1987	70.1	94	80	89	60.2	97	47.91	56	0
1986	71.7	38	81	57	62.5	32	35.78	101	0
1985	69.9	99	79.5	97	60.2	97	33.36	109	0
1984	69.9	99	79.4	99	60.5	87	48.42	53	0
1983	69.1	114	78	119	60.1	101	48.15	55	0
1982	70.3	88	79.4	99	61.1	71	43.14	71	0
1981	70	96	79.1	109	60.8	79	42.73	73	0
1980	70.6	78	79.9	91	61.3	63	55.80	22	0
1979	68.6	119	77.1	126	60.1	101	64.66	3	0
1978	68.6	119	77.8	122	59.3	112	35.37	104	0
1977	70	96	79	112	61	77	44.63	67	0
1976	70	96	80.3	79	59.6	109	24.03	129	0
1975	70.5	80	79.4	99	61.5	56	46.72	62	0
1974	71.2	53	80.1	85	62.4	34	47.22	60	0
1973	69.7	107	77.8	122	61.5	56	63.56	5	0
1972	71.2	53	80.7	68	61.7	53	39.45	84	0
1971	71.1	56	81.1	55	61.2	66	31.09	117	0
1970	69.7	107	79.2	108	60.3	94	36.34	100	0
1969	69.8	103	78.9	114	60.6	84	46.30	64	0
1968	69.1	114	77.9	121	60.3	94	40.08	81	0
1967	71.3	49	80.8	64	61.8	51	37.06	95	0
1966	70.3	88	79	112	61.5	56	49.28	48	0
1965	70.5	80	80.6	71	60.4	91	28.58	122	0
1964	68.8	118	77.5	124	60	104	39.07	85	0
1963	70.2	93	79.7	94	60.8	79	31.49	115	0
1962	70.7	76	80.2	82	61.1	71	35.58	102	0
1961	69.7	107	78.3	118	61.1	71	45.21	65	0
1960	68.9	117	78	119	59.8	107	32.16	113	0
1959	70.1	94	78.7	115	61.5	56	55.96	20	0
1958	70.9	64	79.1	109	62.6	28	53.68	28	0
1957	72.4	17	80.5	74	64.3	7	48.55	52	0
1956	71.8	32	81.4	45	62.2	38	25.29	128	0
1955	71.8	32	80.5	74	63	15	47.28	58	0
1954	72.1	30	82	26	62.2	38	19.33	130	0
1953	72.5	14	82	26	63	15	42.28	75	0
1952	71.4	45	80.9	59	62	45	54.32	25	0
1951	71.3	49	81.6	37	60.9	78	28.44	124	0
1950	72.2	28	81.7	35	62.8	21	51.38	36	0
1949	71.7	38	80.6	71	62.8	21	58.18	13	0
1948	70.8	71	81.2	52	60.4	91	30.64	119	0
1947	69.7	107	79.3	103	60.1	101	37.13	94	1
1946	70.9	64	80.3	79	61.5	56	57.26	17	2
1945	71.7	38	80.9	59	62.6	28	49.65	43	0
1944	71.8	32	81.2	52	62.3	37	47.26	59	0
1943	70.9	64	80.7	68	61.2	66	54.65	23	0
1942	69	116	78.5	117	59.7	108	50.56	41	2
1941	70.3	88	79.4	99	61.2	66	52.53	32	0
1940	67.1	123	77.3	125	56.9	121	54.29	26	0
1939	71.7	38	82.3	19	61.1	71	27.09	125	0
1938	72.4	17	81.8	32	63	15	38.14	93	0
1937	72.3	21	82.5	14	61.1	71	35.48	103	20
1936	70.9	64	80.8	64	60.6	84	33.20	110	15
1935			81.8	32			44.57	68	39
1934			81.3	50	62.2	38	49.84	42	29
1933	73	10	82.4	17	63	15	49.64	44	16
1932	72.9	11	82.5	14	62.6	28	42.28	75	11
1931	70.4	85	80.5	74	60	104	36.44	99	7
1930	70.7	76	81.8	32	59.6	109	38.24	92	5
1929	71.8	32	82.3	19	61.3	63	41.68	78	0
1928	70.5	80	80.9	59	60.2	97	32.49	112	0
1927	73.7	4	83.5	6	63.9	9	38.64	89	0
1926	70.5	80	80.3	79	60.7	82	48.84	51	0
1925	72.3	21	83.8	3	60.7	82	29.81	121	0
1924	69.9	99	81	57	58.8	115	39.76	83	10
1923	71.1	56	81.1	55	61.1	71	59.99	9	3
1922	71.6	42	81.5	39	61.7	53	42.40	74	1
1921	73.7	4	83.7	4	62	45	41.97	77	28
1920	70.5	80	80.5	74	60.6	84	47.73	57	0
1919	72.3	21	81.7	35	62.9	19	61.94	6	28
1918	69.8	103	80.8	64	58.5	118	36.57	98	6
1917							30.26	120	62
1916							49.25	49	33
1915	69.9	99	83.1	11	56.6	122	56.25	18	2
1914	70.9	64	83.1	11	58.6	117	53.12	29	2
1913	68.5	121	83.5	6	53.4	124	60.67	8	12
1912	67.9	122	81.4	45	54.5	123	48.16	54	0
1911	72.2	28	85.3	1	59.1	113	43.81	70	0
1910							51.34	37	119
1909			84.9	2			38.83	87	131
1908	70.4	85	83.5	6	57.4	120	52.15	33	2
1907							43.94	69	181
1906	71	60	83.7	4	58.1	119	40.02	82	4
1905	70.8	71	80.2	82	60.5	87	58.05	14	14
1904									113
1903	69.5	112	79.3	103	59.4	111	50.71	40	25
1902	71	60	81.2	52	60.4	91	28.50	123	7
1901	69.8	103	80.5	74	58.9	114	34.62	106	5
1900	70.9	64	80	89	61.6	55	54.46	24	11
1899	70.3	88	80.9	59	58.7	116	38.73	88	11
1898	71.4	45	81.6	37	61.3	63	41.45	79	1
1897	71	60	81.5	39	60.5	87	42.90	72	1
1896	71.4	45	82	26	60.8	79	31.79	114	0
1895									36

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	74
2023	73.9
2012	73.8
2017	73.7
1927	73.7
1921	73.7
2024	73.3
2018	73.3
2019	73.2
1933	73

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	67.1
1912	67.9
1913	68.5
1979	68.6
1978	68.6
1964	68.8
1960	68.9
1942	69
1983	69.1
1968	69.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	67.57
2021	67.53
1979	64.66
2012	64.17
1973	63.56
1919	61.94
1991	61.63
1913	60.67
1923	59.99
2016	59.48

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1954	19.33
1976	24.03
1956	25.29
2010	26.01
2022	26.49
1939	27.09
1951	28.44
1902	28.50
1965	28.58
1925	29.81

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 22 July 2026
Coldest night: 21°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.34 in; 14 July 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	52.3°F 54th warmest of 121	4.79 in 65th wettest of 131
February	61.1°F 6th warmest of 118	1.12 in 13th driest of 129
March	66.2°F 8th warmest of 124	1.43 in 17th driest of 131
April	72.6°F 3rd warmest of 125	1.49 in 25th driest of 131
May	74.7°F 52nd coldest of 127	10.58 in 14th wettest of 131
June	82.7°F 15th warmest of 128	3.25 in 43rd driest of 132
July	84.2°F 16th warmest of 131	7.17 in 40th wettest of 132
August	86.3°F 3rd warmest of 131	0.23 in 2nd driest of 132
September	83.3°F 2nd warmest of 130
October so far	80.8°F 4th warmest of 126	0.22 in 53rd driest of 131

Hot days and freezes

Lake Charles, LA has had 109 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 2023, tied 13th most of 126 (with 2019, 1995 and 1908).
Lake Charles, LA has had 4 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 10 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 2023, tied 15th most of 126 (with 2007, 1980, 1962 and 2 other years).
Lake Charles, LA has had 10 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October (1 day missing), the most by that date since 2025, tied 44th most of 124 (with 2021, 2002, 1984 and 3 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Lake Charles, LA came on Monday 2 February 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 99th latest of 123 (with 1949).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
22 August	Warmest day	101°F	100°F 2023, 1980, 1912, 1902	Provisional
22 July	Warmest day	102°F	100°F 1907	Provisional
27 February	Warmest day	84°F	83°F 1956	Provisional
11 February	Warmest day	80°F	79°F 1967	Provisional
9 January	Warmest day	81°F	79°F 2022, 1937	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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The hottest day of 2026 so far in Lake Charles, LA: 102°F on Wednesday 22 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Lake Charles, LA: a low of 21°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Lake Charles, LA: 2.34 in on Tuesday 14 July 2026.