Lake Charles, LA: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 84.2°F in Lake Charles, LA, the warmest July since 2023, tied 16th warmest of 131 (with 1916).

July 2026

Mean temperature: 84.2°F; Warmest since 2023; 16th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 7.17 in; Wettest since 2025; 40th wettest of 132

A normal July in Lake Charles, LA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 83.3°F, between 82.3°F and 84.8°F in eight years of ten and 5.26 in of precipitation, between 1.91 in and 11.05 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Lake Charles, LA since 1895: 84.2°F in 2026; the highest is 85.9°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 82.3 to 84.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July 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	84.2	16	92.5	45	76	13	7.17	40	0
2025	83.6	28	92	52	75.2	23	8.76	23	0
2024	83.1	44	89.9	110	76.2	11	11.69	11	0
2023	85.9	1	94.8	8	77	2	3.03	103	0
2022	83.1	44	91.2	74	75	25	4.44	87	0
2021	83	50	90.4	93	75.6	16	7.20	38	0
2020	82.8	60	90	105	75.5	18	4.95	79	0
2019	83.5	32	91.1	78	75.8	14	4.82	83	0
2018	85	3	93.3	33	76.7	4	6.88	42	0
2017	83.9	24	91.3	71	76.5	7	3.84	96	0
2016	84.8	7	92.6	42	77	2	2.75	111	0
2015	85	3	93.6	24	76.4	9	1.08	128	0
2014	82.1	86	90.5	88	73.7	71	6.62	48	0
2013	83.3	36	92.5	45	74	59	1.71	124	0
2012	81.8	101	89.5	118	74.1	53	12.86	6	0
2011	84.6	11	92.5	45	76.7	4	6.42	52	0
2010	84.7	10	92.6	42	76.7	4	6.86	43	0
2009	83.9	24	92.3	49	75.5	18	11.01	14	0
2008	83	50	91.7	62	74.3	48	5.36	66	0
2007	81.6	106	88.5	128	74.7	33	11.43	13	0
2006	82.3	77	89.4	120	75.2	23	13.08	5	0
2005	83.3	36	92	52	74.6	38	5.57	63	0
2004	83.5	32	92.5	45	74.5	44	2.93	108	0
2003	82.4	74	90.1	100	74.6	38	3.00	105	0
2002	82.5	70	90.8	83	74.1	53	6.68	46	0
2001	83.2	41	91.8	57	74.7	33	5.04	76	0
2000	83.5	32	93.1	35	74	59	4.66	85	0
1999	82.3	77	89.9	110	74.7	33	3.90	95	0
1998	84.9	5	93.3	33	76.5	7	1.93	120	0
1997	83.6	28	92.8	39	74.3	48	5.15	72	0
1996	83	50	91.1	78	75	25	5.49	64	0
1995	84.8	7	93.4	30	76.2	11	9.81	18	0
1994	82.9	55	91.1	78	74.8	30	6.78	44	0
1993	83.2	41	91.2	74	75.3	22	1.69	125	0
1992	82.9	55	90.9	82	75	25	6.07	58	0
1991	82.5	70	91.1	78	73.9	63	2.30	116	0
1990	81.2	116	90.2	97	72.3	105	3.51	99	0
1989	82.2	81	89.9	110	74.6	38	5.26	70	0
1988	82.2	81	89.8	114	74.5	44	6.02	60	0
1987	82.6	67	91.2	74	74	59	9.15	21	0
1986	84	21	92.6	42	75.5	18	4.14	91	0
1985	81.9	97	90.7	85	73.1	87	4.22	90	0
1984	80.9	120	89.4	120	72.4	103	5.36	66	0
1983	83.5	32	91.5	66	75.4	21	1.87	122	0
1982	82	91	90.6	86	73.4	81	3.03	103	0
1981	82.5	70	90.4	93	74.6	38	7.65	35	0
1980	84.4	14	93.9	19	74.8	30	8.24	28	0
1979	81.6	106	88.8	127	74.3	48	13.19	4	0
1978	82.8	60	91.6	65	74.1	53	5.04	76	0
1977	82.1	86	90.5	88	73.6	74	3.20	101	0
1976	80.5	124	89.2	123	71.9	111	2.72	113	0
1975	81.3	115	89.3	122	73.4	81	6.96	41	0
1974	82	91	91.3	71	72.7	96	1.28	126	0
1973	82.6	67	90.5	88	74.8	30	2.96	106	0
1972	80.2	128	88.2	130	72.3	105	7.75	34	0
1971	82.9	55	92	52	73.9	63	4.41	88	0
1970	82.1	86	91.7	62	72.6	98	0.97	129	0
1969	82.8	60	90.8	83	74.7	33	10.06	16	0
1968	81.5	109	89.7	117	73.2	85	7.82	32	0
1967	81.4	112	90.1	100	72.7	96	5.47	65	0
1966	84	21	92.2	50	75.8	14	4.90	81	0
1965	82.8	60	94.1	16	71.4	116	1.85	123	0
1964	79.6	130	87	131	72.2	108	4.86	82	0
1963	82.6	67	90.6	86	74.6	38	5.28	69	0
1962	84.1	18	93.6	24	74.5	44	0.48	131	0
1961	81	119	88.4	129	73.6	74	8.43	25	0
1960	83.6	28	93.4	30	73.9	63	5.05	74	0
1959	80.9	120	89	125	72.9	91	17.94	2	0
1958	84.3	15	92.2	50	76.4	9	9.02	22	0
1957	85.3	2	93.5	29	77.1	1	2.92	109	0
1956	84.1	18	93.6	24	74.6	38	0.48	131	0
1955	82.1	86	90.1	100	74.1	53	6.57	49	0
1954	83.8	26	92.7	41	75	25	3.65	98	0
1953	81.9	97	90	105	73.8	67	11.73	10	0
1952	82	91	90	105	74.1	53	17.83	3	0
1951	84.1	18	94	17	74.3	48	1.94	119	0
1950	81.5	109	89.8	114	73.1	87	5.98	61	0
1949	82.9	55	91.2	74	74.5	44	9.21	20	0
1948	84.9	5	95.5	3	74.2	52	1.18	127	0
1947	81.7	103	91.8	57	71.6	114	2.82	110	0
1946	82.2	81	90.4	93	74.1	53	7.20	38	0
1945	81.9	97	90.1	100	73.7	71	12.72	7	0
1944	83.6	28	93.9	19	73.4	81	1.92	121	0
1943	82.5	70	91.4	69	73.7	71	9.99	17	0
1942	81.9	97	90	105	73.8	67	8.66	24	2
1941	82.1	86	90.5	88	73.6	74	9.56	19	0
1940	80.4	125	89.1	124	71.6	114	4.97	78	0
1939	82	91	91.4	69	72.6	98	6.68	46	0
1938	81.7	103	90	105	73.4	81	5.32	68	0
1937	83.7	27	93.8	21	73.5	78	2.73	112	0
1936	82.2	81	91.3	71	72.9	91	6.24	57	1
1935	82.9	55	91.8	57	74	59	6.72	45	0
1934	82.3	77	91.5	66	73.1	87	8.31	26	0
1933	82	91	90.2	97	73.8	67	20.73	1	0
1932	84.8	7	94	17	75.6	16	4.37	89	0
1931	84.6	11	94.3	14	74.9	29	6.26	56	0
1930	83	50	94.5	12	71.7	112	2.96	106	3
1929	82	91	91.5	66	72.4	103	4.10	92	0
1928	83.1	44	93.4	30	72.9	91	6.27	55	0
1927	83.1	44	93.1	35	73.2	85	3.46	100	0
1926	82.4	74	91.8	57	73.1	87	4.55	86	0
1925	84	21	95	6	72.9	91	2.20	117	0
1924	81.6	106	93.8	21	69.3	127	0.96	130	0
1923	80.4	125	90.1	100	70.6	122	3.70	97	0
1922	81.5	109	91.9	56	71.2	117	4.10	92	0
1921	81.4	112	90.3	96	72.5	101	3.95	94	0
1920	81.7	103	90.5	88	72.9	91	7.80	33	0
1919	83.2	41	91.7	62	74.7	33	8.22	29	0
1918	82.7	65	95	6	70.4	123	2.31	115	0
1917	81.8	101	95.1	5	68.5	129	5.98	61	1
1916	84.2	16	94.6	11	73.8	67	6.05	59	0
1915	83.3	36	95.6	2	71.1	118	3.17	102	0
1914	84.5	13	95.2	4	73.9	63	8.29	27	0
1913	81.4	112	94.7	10	68	131	6.35	53	0
1912	81.2	116	93.7	23	68.7	128	7.56	36	0
1911	79.6	130	89.8	114	69.5	126	7.40	37	0
1910							11.89	8	31
1909	83.1	44	96.2	1	70	124	5.24	71	0
1908	80.7	123	93.1	35	68.3	130	11.76	9	0
1907	82.8	60	94.8	8	70.7	120	2.55	114	0
1906	82.2	81	93.6	24	70.7	120	11.56	12	0
1905	80.3	127	89.5	118	71.1	118	6.29	54	0
1904	79.9	129	90.2	97	69.7	125	10.85	15	0
1903	80.8	122	89.9	110	71.7	112	6.49	51	0
1902	82.3	77	92	52	72.6	98	5.06	73	0
1901	83.3	36	93.1	35	73.5	78	6.53	50	0
1900	81.2	116	88.9	126	73.5	78	8.05	30	0
1899	83	50	93.6	24	72.5	101	4.68	84	0
1898	82.4	74	92.8	39	72	109	5.05	74	0
1897	83.3	36	94.4	13	72.3	105	2.04	118	0
1896	83.1	44	94.2	15	72	109	4.92	80	0
1895	82.7	65	91.8	57	73.6	74	7.88	31	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	85.9
1957	85.3
2018	85
2015	85
1998	84.9
1948	84.9
2016	84.8
1995	84.8
1932	84.8
2010	84.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1964	79.6
1911	79.6
1904	79.9
1972	80.2
1905	80.3
1940	80.4
1923	80.4
1976	80.5
1908	80.7
1903	80.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1933	20.73
1959	17.94
1952	17.83
1979	13.19
2006	13.08
2012	12.86
1945	12.72
1910	11.89
1908	11.76
1953	11.73

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1962	0.48
1956	0.48
1924	0.96
1970	0.97
2015	1.08
1948	1.18
1974	1.28
1993	1.69
2013	1.71
1965	1.85

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 102°F; 22 July 2026
Coldest night: 70°F; 14 July 2026, 5 July 2026
Wettest day: 2.34 in; 14 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 7.17 in of precipitation in Lake Charles, LA (1 day missing), the wettest July since 2025, 40th wettest of 132.
The hottest day of July 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: 102°F on Wednesday 22 July 2026.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: a low of 70°F on Tuesday 14 July 2026 and Sunday 5 July 2026.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: 2.34 in on Tuesday 14 July 2026.