Belcher, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MOORINGSPORT 1 N, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Belcher has an annual average temperature of 65.3°F with about 50.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 94.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.05 in) and August the driest (3.04 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,076
Cooling need
2,178

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Climate change signal

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114 of 366 (31.1%) of Belcher's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
111
2010s
186
2020s
69

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 56.4°F 35.3°F 45.8°F 4.48 in 0.1 in 9
February 60.8°F 39.1°F 49.9°F 4.52 in 10
March 68.2°F 46.3°F 57.2°F 4.70 in 10
April 75.9°F 53.7°F 64.8°F 4.73 in 8
May 82.9°F 62.9°F 72.9°F 4.11 in 8
June 89.5°F 69.9°F 79.7°F 4.20 in 8
July 93.8°F 73.3°F 83.6°F 3.24 in 7
August 94.4°F 72.0°F 83.2°F 3.04 in 6
September 88.6°F 65.3°F 77.0°F 4.12 in 6
October 78.1°F 54.2°F 66.2°F 4.50 in 8
November 66.0°F 44.7°F 55.4°F 4.15 in 8
December 57.9°F 37.6°F 47.7°F 5.05 in 10

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