Bunkie, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BUNKIE, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bunkie has an annual average temperature of 67.3°F with about 61.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 93.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 39.2°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.79 in) and July the driest (4.14 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
33.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,551
Cooling need
2,364

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

57 of 366 (15.6%) of Bunkie'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.

1950s
18
1960s
71
1970s
56
1980s
49
1990s
43
2000s
62
2010s
39
2020s
28

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 60.2°F 39.2°F 49.7°F 6.79 in 10
February 64.1°F 42.6°F 53.4°F 5.30 in 9
March 71.6°F 49.3°F 60.4°F 4.67 in 9
April 78.6°F 56.0°F 67.3°F 5.92 in 7
May 85.5°F 64.3°F 74.9°F 5.01 in 8
June 90.7°F 70.4°F 80.5°F 4.86 in 10
July 92.8°F 72.7°F 82.8°F 4.14 in 10
August 93.3°F 71.8°F 82.5°F 4.68 in 9
September 89.0°F 66.4°F 77.7°F 4.52 in 7
October 80.7°F 55.5°F 68.1°F 4.76 in 7
November 70.1°F 46.1°F 58.1°F 5.45 in 8
December 62.3°F 41.0°F 51.7°F 5.53 in 10

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