Lake Charles, LA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 84.4°F in Lake Charles, LA, the warmest summer since 2023, 4th warmest of 129.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 84.4°F; Warmest since 2023; 4th warmest of 129

A normal summer in Lake Charles, LA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 82.6°F, between 81.5°F and 84.2°F in eight years of ten and 16.99 in of precipitation, between 10.98 in and 26.75 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Lake Charles, LA since 1895: 84.4°F in 2026; the highest is 85.5°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 81.5 to 84.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer 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	84.4	4	92.7	26	76.2	4	10.65	111	0
2025	83	25	91.3	61	74.7	14	15.39	69	0
2024	84	7	92.1	42	75.9	6	25.01	16	0
2023	85.5	1	94.8	2	76.3	2	6.52	129	0
2022	82.5	43	90.7	80	74.4	22	15.33	70	0
2021	82.9	27	90.7	80	75.1	13	21.24	33	0
2020	82	66	90	102	74	28	19.07	49	0
2019	83.6	10	91.6	51	75.7	8	23.78	17	0
2018	84.3	5	92.3	37	76.2	4	14.24	77	0
2017	82.4	48	89.3	120	75.5	10	37.11	1	0
2016	83.4	14	91.1	68	75.6	9	26.59	9	0
2015	83.4	14	92.4	35	74.5	18	11.54	102	0
2014	81.9	74	89.8	106	74	28	36.90	2	0
2013	83.4	14	92.6	27	74.3	23	9.48	117	0
2012	82.2	58	90.5	90	74	28	25.18	15	0
2011	85.3	2	94.3	7	76.3	2	11.01	107	0
2010	85.2	3	93.4	16	76.9	1	13.29	86	0
2009	83.4	14	92.1	42	74.6	16	20.37	37	0
2008	82.5	43	91.1	68	74	28	13.55	83	0
2007	82.3	53	90.2	96	74.5	18	21.82	29	0
2006	82.4	48	90.8	77	74	28	25.68	12	0
2005	83.3	20	92.8	23	73.8	38	10.32	112	0
2004	82	66	90.9	74	73	63	17.27	59	0
2003	82.3	53	90.6	88	74	28	14.21	78	0
2002	81.8	80	90.2	96	73.5	42	28.17	7	0
2001	81.5	94	89.7	109	73.3	53	20.52	36	0
2000	83	25	92.5	30	73.5	42	11.15	105	0
1999	82.9	27	91.3	61	74.5	18	13.71	81	0
1998	84.2	6	92.6	27	75.9	6	10.68	110	0
1997	82.2	58	91.2	67	73.2	57	12.40	97	0
1996	81.4	98	89.7	109	73.1	58	22.15	27	0
1995	83.9	9	93.1	20	74.7	14	19.60	42	0
1994	82.6	35	90.7	80	74.5	18	15.74	67	0
1993	82.6	35	90.7	80	74.6	16	14.25	76	0
1992	81.4	98	89.9	105	72.9	68	16.72	63	0
1991	81.3	102	89.6	116	73	63	17.31	58	0
1990	82.1	64	91.6	51	72.5	90	8.28	124	0
1989	81.5	94	89.7	109	73.4	47	33.31	3	0
1988	81.5	94	90.2	96	72.9	68	19.34	45	0
1987	82.4	48	90.7	80	74.2	26	23.20	21	0
1986	82.5	43	91	72	73.9	36	14.94	74	0
1985	82.1	64	91.1	68	73.1	58	12.51	96	0
1984	80.4	120	88.9	124	72	101	14.06	80	0
1983	81.8	80	89.7	109	74	28	14.74	75	0
1982	81.5	94	90.2	96	72.8	75	15.06	72	0
1981	81.9	74	89.6	116	74.3	23	25.58	13	0
1980	82.9	27	92.2	40	73.6	40	11.09	106	0
1979	80.8	113	88.6	127	73.1	58	19.60	42	0
1978	81.8	80	90.6	88	73	63	18.26	51	0
1977	81.6	87	89.8	106	73.4	47	20.88	34	0
1976	79.9	126	89.8	106	70	121	10.99	108	0
1975	80.7	115	88.6	127	72.7	79	17.54	56	0
1974	80.5	119	89.3	120	71.7	105	9.71	115	0
1973	80.7	115	88.7	126	72.7	79	10.23	113	0
1972	80.8	113	89.7	109	72	101	15.32	71	0
1971	82.3	53	91.5	56	73	63	12.95	90	0
1970	82	66	91.4	59	72.6	85	8.81	123	0
1969	81.6	87	90.5	90	72.7	79	12.87	92	0
1968	81.1	106	89.3	120	72.9	68	20.31	38	0
1967	81.1	106	89.7	109	72.6	85	13.32	85	0
1966	82	66	90.4	92	73.5	42	16.63	64	0
1965	81	108	91.3	61	70.6	118	10.13	114	0
1964	80.4	120	88.2	129	72.6	85	16.31	65	0
1963	82	66	90.7	80	73.4	47	11.75	101	0
1962	82.6	35	91.8	48	73.5	42	23.17	23	0
1961	80.2	123	87.9	131	72.6	85	17.78	55	0
1960	81.9	74	90.9	74	72.9	68	12.74	93	0
1959	80.9	110	88.8	125	73.1	58	26.15	11	0
1958	83.5	13	91.6	51	75.5	10	22.01	28	0
1957	83.3	20	91.5	56	75.2	12	16.73	62	0
1956	82.2	58	91.6	51	72.7	79	6.19	131	0
1955	80.9	110	89.3	120	72.6	85	20.17	39	0
1954	82.6	35	91.9	46	73.3	53	7.86	125	0
1953	82.8	31	91.3	61	74.2	26	16.16	66	0
1952	82.6	35	91.3	61	73.9	36	22.47	25	0
1951	84	7	94.3	7	73.8	38	4.55	132	0
1950	81.4	98	90.4	92	72.5	90	21.58	31	0
1949	82.2	58	91.1	68	73.3	53	19.68	41	0
1948	83.6	10	94.3	7	72.8	75	7.38	126	0
1947	82	66	91.4	59	72.7	79	9.46	119	1
1946	81.4	98	90	102	72.7	79	15.00	73	0
1945	81.7	85	90.2	96	73.1	58	23.58	19	0
1944	83.3	20	93	21	73.6	40	9.18	121	0
1943	82.8	31	92.1	42	73.5	42	17.13	60	0
1942	81.7	85	90	102	73.4	47	26.57	10	2
1941	81.8	80	90.4	92	73.3	53	18.65	50	0
1940	79.5	128	88.1	130	70.8	117	27.75	8	0
1939	81.6	87	91.5	56	71.7	105	10.96	109	0
1938	81.9	74	90.8	77	72.9	68	13.68	82	0
1937	82.7	33	92.5	30	72.8	75	13.22	87	0
1936	82.7	33	92.5	30	73	63	12.72	95	1
1935	82.3	53	91.3	61	73.4	47	21.28	32	3
1934	82.5	43	91.7	49	73.4	47	12.25	100	0
1933	81.6	87	90.9	74	72.3	96	29.63	5	1
1932	83.4	14	92.5	30	74.3	23	12.38	98	0
1931	82.2	58	91.9	46	72.4	95	11.40	104	0
1930	81.2	105	93.3	17	69.2	124	9.34	120	3
1929	82	66	92.6	27	71.4	108	9.48	117	0
1928	82.2	58	92.3	37	72.2	98	12.92	91	0
1927	82.4	48	92.4	35	72.5	90	12.33	99	0
1926	81.9	74	91.7	49	72.2	98	11.43	103	0
1925	82.6	35	93.7	13	71.4	108	9.61	116	0
1924	82.6	35	94	11	71.2	113	6.75	128	0
1923	80.6	118	90.7	80	70.6	118	16.92	61	0
1922	81.6	87	92.1	42	71.2	113	12.74	93	0
1921	81	108	90.3	95	71.8	104	18.20	52	0
1920	80.3	122	89.6	116	71.1	115	23.78	17	0
1919	82.4	48	90.8	77	74	28	28.96	6	0
1918	81.8	80	92.3	37	71.3	111	13.14	89	0
1917	80.9	110	94.7	4	66.9	128	8.98	122	7
1916	83.4	14	94.4	6	72.3	96	19.23	47	4
1915	83.1	24	95.1	1	71.1	115	19.33	46	0
1914	83.6	10	94.3	7	72.9	68	19.39	44	0
1913	80	124	93.2	19	66.7	129	25.33	14	0
1912	79.5	128	91.6	51	67.5	127	20.86	35	0
1911	80.7	115	92.8	23	68.5	126	23.19	22	0
1910							32.06	4	61
1909			94.8	2			21.65	30	31
1908	81.3	102	93.5	15	69.2	124	23.35	20	0
1907			92.9	22			7.15	127	30
1906	82.5	43	94.5	5	70.4	120	17.92	54	0
1905	81.6	87	91	72	72.2	98	17.38	57	0
1904	79.7	127	90.1	101	69.3	123	19.89	40	0
1903	80	124	89.7	109	70	121	19.13	48	2
1902	83.3	20	93.7	13	72.8	75	6.51	130	0
1901	82.6	35	92.8	23	72.5	90	13.49	84	0
1900	81.3	102	89.6	116	72.9	68	22.20	26	0
1899	82.9	27	93.9	12	71.9	103	13.16	88	0
1898	81.9	74	92.2	40	71.5	107	15.71	68	0
1897	82	66	92.5	30	71.4	108	18.08	53	0
1896	82.3	53	93.3	17	71.3	111	14.13	79	0
1895	81.6	87	90.7	80	72.5	90	22.66	24	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	85.5
2011	85.3
2010	85.2
2026	84.4
2018	84.3
1998	84.2
2024	84
1951	84
1995	83.9
2019	83.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	79.5
1912	79.5
1904	79.7
1976	79.9
1913	80
1903	80
1961	80.2
1920	80.3
1984	80.4
1964	80.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	37.11
2014	36.90
1989	33.31
1910	32.06
1933	29.63
1919	28.96
2002	28.17
1940	27.75
2016	26.59
1942	26.57

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	4.55
1956	6.19
1902	6.51
2023	6.52
1924	6.75
1907	7.15
1948	7.38
1954	7.86
1990	8.28
1970	8.81

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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The hottest day of summer 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: 102°F on Wednesday 22 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: a low of 70°F on Tuesday 14 July 2026 and Sunday 5 July 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Lake Charles, LA: 2.34 in on Tuesday 14 July 2026.