Lake Charles, LA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 74.7°F in Lake Charles, LA, the coldest May since 2020, tied 52nd coldest of 127 (with 1951 and 1935).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 74.7°F; Coldest since 2020; 52nd coldest of 127
Precipitation: 10.58 in; Wettest since 2024; 14th wettest of 131

A normal May in Lake Charles, LA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.5°F, between 73.9°F and 77.9°F in eight years of ten and 4.64 in of precipitation, between 1.28 in and 10.87 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Lake Charles, LA since 1895: 74.7°F in 2026; the lowest is 69.9°F, in 1917.

Normal range, 73.9 to 77.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	74.7	74	82.8	106	66.5	44	10.58	14	0
2025	76	37	84	73	68	26	10.32	17	0
2024	78.7	4	86.1	24	71.3	1	10.61	13	0
2023	75.3	53	84.2	68	66.3	47	5.75	52	0
2022	78	5	88.1	5	67.8	30	2.43	100	0
2021	75	61	82.8	106	67.3	37	20.50	3	0
2020	74	91	82.9	103	65.1	77	6.63	37	0
2019	78	5	86	28	70	3	8.12	25	0
2018	79.4	2	89.3	2	69.5	6	2.50	98	0
2017	74	91	82.9	103	65.1	77	12.23	7	0
2016	75.3	53	83.7	85	66.9	42	10.82	12	0
2015	77.1	21	85.4	43	68.9	11	6.56	39	0
2014	73	111	83.1	101	63	103	5.46	54	0
2013	73.8	96	82.8	106	64.7	83	5.95	48	0
2012	77.4	16	86.7	16	68.1	22	4.78	61	0
2011	75.8	40	85.8	34	65.8	57	0.43	126	0
2010	79.9	1	90.3	1	69.5	6	2.41	102	0
2009	76.2	34	84.7	59	67.6	34	4.49	68	0
2008	76.4	30	85	55	67.7	32	3.12	89	0
2007	75.5	46	84.4	63	66.5	44	11.33	8	0
2006	75.5	46	84.8	58	66.1	52	2.79	92	0
2005	75.5	46	86.4	21	64.5	91	3.73	79	0
2004	74.8	68	83.2	97	66.5	44	10.55	15	0
2003	77.8	9	87.1	11	68.5	15	0.51	124	0
2002	74.8	68	83.9	78	65.6	62	2.11	105	0
2001	75.1	58	84.7	59	65.4	70	1.36	117	0
2000	77.9	8	85.2	50	70.6	2	8.45	22	0
1999	74.9	65	85.1	53	64.6	85	4.06	74	0
1998	77.8	9	87.2	10	68.4	18	0.04	130	0
1997	74.1	89	82.6	114	65.6	62	8.19	24	0
1996	77.1	21	86.1	24	68	26	1.92	111	0
1995	77.7	11	86.3	22	69.2	9	6.40	42	0
1994	74.8	68	83.9	78	65.7	59	2.96	90	0
1993	73.3	106	82.2	121	64.5	91	6.62	38	0
1992	73.9	94	82.7	112	65.1	77	2.68	96	0
1991	76.3	32	82.6	114	70	3	14.76	4	0
1990	75.2	56	82.8	106	67.6	34	3.79	77	0
1989	77.3	18	85.8	34	68.8	12	7.56	26	0
1988	73.7	98	85	55	62.4	111	2.95	91	0
1987	76.6	28	85.3	47	67.9	29	3.44	82	0
1986	75.5	46	83.9	78	67	39	6.02	47	0
1985	75.3	53	85.5	42	65.2	75	3.74	78	0
1984	75.5	46	85.3	47	65.8	57	8.24	23	0
1983	73.4	104	82.2	121	64.6	85	10.19	18	0
1982	74.2	86	82.9	103	65.4	70	5.61	53	0
1981	73.2	108	82.5	116	63.9	98	5.88	49	0
1980	75.6	44	84.2	68	67.1	38	20.71	2	0
1979	72.8	113	81.9	125	63.6	101	7.35	30	0
1978	76.8	25	87.7	7	65.9	55	0.34	128	0
1977	75.9	39	84.9	57	67	39	1.51	116	0
1976	72.3	120	82.8	106	61.7	114	2.43	100	0
1975	75.7	41	83.7	85	67.8	30	7.04	33	0
1974	76	37	83.3	95	68.6	14	11.01	11	0
1973	72.7	115	81.1	128	64.3	96	7.48	28	0
1972	74.1	89	83.5	89	64.6	85	4.53	66	0
1971	74.3	84	84	73	64.6	85	5.78	51	0
1970	74	91	83.5	89	64.6	85	7.11	32	0
1969	73.6	100	82.4	118	64.9	80	6.65	36	0
1968	74.8	68	83.6	88	65.9	55	3.16	87	0
1967	74.6	77	83.5	89	65.6	62	8.59	21	0
1966	75.6	44	83	102	68.3	19	6.30	44	0
1965	75.5	46	85.2	50	65.7	59	4.05	75	0
1964	74.8	68	84.1	72	65.5	67	2.12	104	0
1963	75.4	52	85.4	43	65.5	67	0.57	123	0
1962	75.2	56	85.1	53	65.3	73	1.73	113	0
1961	75	61	84	73	66	53	4.11	73	0
1960	72.5	119	82.4	118	62.7	106	0.42	127	0
1959	76.8	25	85.4	43	68.2	21	5.85	50	0
1958	77.7	11	86.3	22	69.1	10	4.57	65	0
1957	76.3	32	84.4	63	68.1	22	1.59	114	0
1956	77.6	13	86.7	16	68.5	15	5.25	55	0
1955	77.3	18	86.5	18	68.1	22	3.42	83	0
1954	71.6	124	81.2	127	61.9	112	4.05	75	0
1953	77.3	18	85.4	43	69.3	8	11.13	10	0
1952	73.8	96	83.4	93	64.3	96	6.48	40	0
1951	74.7	74	85.6	40	63.9	98	0.87	121	0
1950	76.8	25	85.6	40	68	26	7.53	27	0
1949	77.4	16	87	12	67.7	32	1.94	110	0
1948	76.6	28	86.9	15	66.3	47	2.48	99	0
1947	75	61	84.5	61	65.5	67	6.17	45	0
1946	74.8	68	83.2	97	66.3	47	14.28	5	0
1945	72.6	117	82.5	116	62.7	106	4.93	59	0
1944	73.6	100	82.8	106	64.4	94	6.99	34	0
1943	77.5	15	87	12	68.1	22	2.71	95	0
1942	74.5	80	83.7	85	65.4	70	4.51	67	0
1941	74.2	86	83.9	78	64.4	94	12.24	6	0
1940	71.7	123	82.7	112	60.8	120	0.85	122	0
1939	74.4	82	85.8	34	63	103	1.75	112	0
1938	75	61	84.4	63	65.6	62	2.78	93	0
1937	74.9	65	87.5	9	62.5	109	1.57	115	1
1936	74.9	65	84.2	68	65.6	62	4.65	63	0
1935	74.7	74	83.5	89	66	53	4.48	69	1
1934	74.5	80	84.5	61	64.6	85	3.19	86	0
1933	79.1	3	88.1	5	70	3	3.66	80	1
1932	74.6	77	84	73	65.3	73	4.68	62	0
1931	71	126	81.5	126	60.4	122	3.42	83	0
1930	75.1	58	83.2	97	67	39	6.47	41	0
1929	74.3	84	83.8	84	64.9	80	10.40	16	0
1928	73.4	104	85.7	38	61	117	1.24	119	0
1927	77	23	85.3	47	68.7	13	2.72	94	0
1926	73.1	110	83.2	97	62.9	105	4.37	72	0
1925	73.2	108	86.5	18	59.9	125	1.01	120	0
1924	71.5	125	82.1	123	61	117	3.16	87	0
1923	73	111	83.4	93	62.6	108	9.24	20	0
1922	76.1	35	86	28	66.2	51	5.20	57	0
1921	72.7	115	83.9	78	61.4	116	3.38	85	0
1920	76.4	30	86.1	24	66.7	43	4.86	60	0
1919	73.7	98	82.3	120	65.2	75	7.47	29	0
1918	74.6	77	84.3	67	64.9	80	2.33	103	0
1917	69.9	127	82	124	57.9	127	2.05	107	0
1916	75.7	41	87	12	64.5	91	11.20	9	0
1915	75.7	41	87.7	7	63.7	100	7.17	31	0
1914	74.4	82	84.2	68	64.7	83	10.11	19	0
1913	71.8	122	86	28	57.5	128	4.47	70	0
1912	73.5	103	86	28	61	117	5.23	56	0
1911	73.3	106	86.5	18	60.2	123	1.35	118	0
1910							5.08	58	31
1909			85.7	38			2.03	108	31
1908	72.8	113	86	28	59.6	126	6.40	42	0
1907			80.9	129			21.45	1	31
1906	74.2	86	88.2	4	60.2	123	3.60	81	0
1905	77.6	13	86.1	24	68.5	15	4.60	64	2
1904									28
1903					61.5	115	2.59	97	9
1902	77	23	85.8	34	68.3	19	6.08	46	0
1901	72.3	120	83.9	78	60.6	121	0.45	125	0
1900	75.1	58	84.4	63	65.7	59	6.75	35	0
1899	76.1	35	86	28	66.3	47	0.00	131	0
1898	73.9	94	85.2	50	62.5	109	0.17	129	1
1897	72.6	117	83.3	95	61.9	112	1.98	109	0
1896	78	5	88.4	3	67.6	34	2.10	106	0
1895	73.6	100	84	73	63.2	102	4.45	71	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2010	79.9
2018	79.4
1933	79.1
2024	78.7
2022	78
2019	78
1896	78
2000	77.9
2003	77.8
1998	77.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	69.9
1931	71
1924	71.5
1954	71.6
1940	71.7
1913	71.8
1976	72.3
1901	72.3
1960	72.5
1945	72.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1907	21.45
1980	20.71
2021	20.50
1991	14.76
1946	14.28
1941	12.24
2017	12.23
2007	11.33
1916	11.20
1953	11.13

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1899	0.00
1998	0.04
1898	0.17
1978	0.34
1960	0.42
2011	0.43
1901	0.45
2003	0.51
1963	0.57
1940	0.85

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 31 May 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.28 in; 1 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 10.58 in of precipitation in Lake Charles, LA, the wettest May since 2024, 14th wettest of 131.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: 91°F on Sunday 31 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: a low of 49°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: 2.28 in on Friday 1 May 2026.