Lake Charles, LA: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 72.6°F in Lake Charles, LA, the warmest April since 2011, 3rd warmest of 125.

April 2026

Mean temperature: 72.6°F; Warmest since 2011; 3rd warmest of 125
Precipitation: 1.49 in; Driest since 2025; 25th driest of 131

A normal April in Lake Charles, LA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.5°F, between 65.5°F and 71.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.36 in of precipitation, between 0.99 in and 8.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Lake Charles, LA since 1895: 72.6°F in 2026; the highest is 74.6°F, in 1967.

Normal range, 65.5 to 71.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April 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	72.6	3	81.5	13	63.7	2	1.49	107	0
2025	71.3	14	80.5	23	62.2	14	0.72	124	0
2024	70.9	20	79.9	33	61.9	18	4.02	52	0
2023	67.2	82	76.2	108	58.1	67	10.49	9	0
2022	69.5	39	80.2	28	58.8	53	0.59	126	0
2021	69.1	44	78	71	60.1	34	4.97	42	0
2020	68.6	53	79.3	41	58	68	3.91	53	0
2019	68.5	58	77.9	76	59	49	11.73	6	0
2018	65.6	105	76.7	100	54.5	110	3.36	62	0
2017	70.5	24	80.6	21	60.4	32	3.36	62	0
2016	69.7	34	78.8	53	60.5	29	9.88	11	0
2015	71.1	16	79.2	45	63	6	13.18	3	0
2014	67.8	77	77.8	78	57.8	74	0.85	122	0
2013	66.6	90	76.8	98	56.5	86	4.90	44	0
2012	71.3	14	80.7	19	62	17	2.82	77	0
2011	72.8	2	82.8	5	62.7	11	1.84	94	0
2010	70	31	81.4	15	58.7	56	0.11	131	0
2009	67.9	73	78	71	57.8	74	7.94	17	0
2008	68.5	58	78.7	57	58.2	66	3.62	55	0
2007	63.7	120	73.6	127	53.9	118	2.96	73	0
2006	72.5	4	82	9	62.9	8	2.45	83	0
2005	67.2	82	78.4	63	55.9	94	1.01	118	0
2004	67.9	73	77.9	76	57.9	73	5.13	40	0
2003	68.1	67	78.7	57	57.4	77	1.02	117	0
2002	71.4	13	80	30	62.8	9	3.05	68	0
2001	71.8	8	80.5	23	63.1	4	2.65	80	0
2000	66.6	90	77.6	83	55.7	96	5.49	36	0
1999	72.1	5	81.2	17	63	6	0.40	129	0
1998	66.2	100	76.9	95	55.5	102	2.44	84	0
1997	63.7	120	72.9	129	54.5	110	8.04	16	0
1996	65.8	103	76.2	108	55.4	104	1.93	90	0
1995	69.3	42	78.7	57	59.8	37	4.04	50	0
1994	69.2	43	78	71	60.5	29	3.00	71	0
1993	64.8	115	73.8	126	55.7	96	8.19	15	0
1992	68	72	77.5	86	58.5	60	7.16	20	0
1991	70.5	24	77.6	83	63.4	3	6.66	24	0
1990	66.8	87	76.3	105	57.3	80	3.55	58	0
1989	67.2	82	76.9	95	57.4	77	2.24	89	0
1988	68.1	67	78.8	53	57.3	80	3.32	64	0
1987	66	101	80	30	52.1	123	0.47	128	0
1986	68.6	53	77.4	88	59.7	39	2.80	78	0
1985	69.9	32	80.5	23	59.3	44	1.25	113	0
1984	69.7	34	79.8	35	59.6	41	1.86	93	0
1983	63.4	122	73.2	128	53.7	119	1.73	98	0
1982	66.3	99	75.3	117	57.4	77	4.04	50	0
1981	71.6	12	80.8	18	62.3	12	1.26	112	0
1980	65	113	75.6	112	54.3	115	1.59	102	0
1979	68.8	50	76.7	100	60.8	25	6.32	28	0
1978	68.2	63	78.8	53	57.6	76	0.52	127	0
1977	68.2	63	78.5	61	58	68	6.17	29	0
1976	68.8	50	79	47	58.5	60	1.22	114	0
1975	66.6	90	74.6	123	58.6	59	7.22	19	0
1974	68.2	63	77.6	83	58.8	53	2.95	74	0
1973	64.5	117	72.6	131	56.4	88	10.95	8	0
1972	69.7	34	79.9	33	59.6	41	1.58	104	0
1971	66.5	94	78.1	69	54.8	109	0.93	121	0
1970	70.5	24	79.6	37	61.3	22	1.81	96	0
1969	67.9	73	76.5	103	59.2	45	9.53	13	0
1968	70.5	24	78.7	57	62.3	12	2.39	85	0
1967	74.6	1	83.3	2	66	1	5.63	34	0
1966	69.8	33	78.9	49	60.6	28	8.59	14	0
1965	71.8	8	82	9	61.6	20	0.96	119	0
1964	69	46	77.3	91	60.8	25	1.84	94	0
1963	71.1	16	80	30	62.1	16	0.64	125	0
1962	65.6	105	75	120	56.1	92	3.11	67	0
1961	64.5	117	74.1	125	55	107	3.47	60	0
1960	68.4	60	78.1	69	58.7	56	5.92	32	0
1959	66.5	94	75	120	58	68	4.16	49	0
1958	69.5	39	78.3	65	60.7	27	4.94	43	0
1957	68.6	53	76.3	105	60.9	23	13.71	2	0
1956	68.1	67	77.1	92	59.2	45	1.27	110	0
1955	70.6	23	79.4	39	61.7	19	6.43	25	0
1954	71.8	8	81.5	13	62.2	14	1.65	101	0
1953	67.8	77	79	47	56.6	85	6.33	27	0
1952	65.6	105	75.5	114	55.7	96	9.75	12	0
1951	65.3	111	76.1	110	54.5	110	1.18	115	0
1950	66	101	76.4	104	55.6	101	3.59	57	0
1949	65.5	109	74.4	124	56.5	86	4.98	41	0
1948	71.7	11	83	3	60.3	33	3.04	70	0
1947	69.6	38	78.3	65	60.9	23	4.32	46	0
1946	70.1	30	80.3	26	59.8	37	2.62	81	0
1945	69.5	39	79.2	45	59.7	39	3.21	66	0
1944	68.3	62	77.7	81	59	49	5.89	33	0
1943	69.7	34	79.8	35	59.5	43	1.73	98	0
1942	67.4	81	76.3	105	58.4	63	5.30	38	0
1941	68.8	50	78.9	49	58.7	56	1.92	92	0
1940	65.6	105	75.5	114	55.7	96	15.30	1	0
1939	66.9	86	77.4	88	56.4	88	1.56	106	0
1938	67.6	79	76.8	98	58.4	63	5.95	31	0
1937	66.6	90	78	71	55.3	105	1.16	116	3
1936			77.4	88	53.5	120	1.77	97	4
1935			78.5	61			3.29	65	4
1934	69	46	78.2	67	59.9	36	3.62	55	0
1933			79.3	41			2.71	79	5
1932	68.9	49	79.3	41	58.5	60	3.44	61	0
1931	65.1	112	75.4	116	54.4	114	0.38	130	1
1930	70.4	29	82.7	6	58	68	1.58	104	0
1929	72	6	81.3	16	62.8	9	2.47	82	0
1928	62.9	125	72.8	130	52.9	122	2.36	86	0
1927	71.9	7	80.6	21	63.1	4	5.37	37	0
1926	65.7	104	75.6	112	55.7	96	11.43	7	0
1925	70.5	24	83	3	58	68	0.94	120	0
1924	68.6	53	77.5	86	58.8	53	12.24	5	2
1923	68.4	60	77.8	78	59	49	6.91	21	0
1922	71.1	16	80.7	19	61.6	20	1.59	102	0
1921	66.4	97	76.9	95	55.8	95	7.34	18	0
1920	66.7	89	77.1	92	56.3	90	1.27	110	0
1919	67	85	77.8	78	56.2	91	4.19	48	0
1918	65	113	75	120	55	107	6.36	26	0
1917	66.4	97	79.5	38	53.3	121	4.25	47	0
1916	67.5	80	79.4	39	55.5	102	2.26	88	0
1915	66.5	94	78.9	49	54.2	116	5.50	35	0
1914	70.8	21	82.7	6	58.9	52	12.32	4	0
1913	63.4	122	80.3	26	46.4	127	5.29	39	0
1912	66.8	87	78.4	63	55.2	106	6.90	22	0
1911	68.2	63	82	9	54.5	110	6.68	23	0
1910	65.5	109	82	9	49.2	126	0.85	122	3
1909			80.2	28			1.93	90	30
1908	71	19	85	1	57.1	83	3.90	54	2
1907			78.2	67			2.89	75	30
1906	70.7	22	82.3	8	59.1	47	3.05	68	0
1905	69	46	78	71	60.1	34	10.19	10	0
1903			77	94	56.1	92	1.38	108	4
1902	68.6	53	78.9	49	58.3	65	2.98	72	0
1901	64	119	76.1	110	51.8	124	4.64	45	1
1900	67.9	73	76.7	100	59.1	47	6.13	30	0
1899	63.2	124	75.1	119	51.2	125	2.33	87	0
1898	64.7	116	75.2	118	54.1	117	3.49	59	0
1897	68.1	67	78.8	53	57.3	80	2.83	76	0
1896	69.1	44	77.7	81	60.5	29	1.66	100	0
1895	68.1	67	79.3	41	56.8	84	1.35	109	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	74.6
2011	72.8
2026	72.6
2006	72.5
1999	72.1
1929	72
1927	71.9
2001	71.8
1965	71.8
1954	71.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1928	62.9
1899	63.2
1983	63.4
1913	63.4
2007	63.7
1997	63.7
1901	64
1973	64.5
1961	64.5
1898	64.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1940	15.30
1957	13.71
2015	13.18
1914	12.32
1924	12.24
2019	11.73
1926	11.43
1973	10.95
2023	10.49
1905	10.19

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2010	0.11
1931	0.38
1999	0.40
1987	0.47
1978	0.52
2022	0.59
1963	0.64
2025	0.72
2014	0.85
1910	0.85

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 28 April 2026, 26 April 2026
Coldest night: 46°F; 7 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.53 in; 5 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 1.49 in of precipitation in Lake Charles, LA, the driest April since 2025, 25th driest of 131.
The hottest day of April 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: 87°F on Tuesday 28 April 2026 and Sunday 26 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: a low of 46°F on Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: 0.53 in on Sunday 5 April 2026.