Clinton, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLINTON 5 SE, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Clinton has an annual average temperature of 65.6°F with about 59.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 90.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (6.02 in) and November the driest (3.70 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
31.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,695
Cooling need
1,923

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Climate change signal

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115 of 366 (31.4%) of Clinton'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
25
1980s
79
1990s
70
2000s
58
2010s
134

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 60.1°F 37.6°F 48.8°F 5.87 in 10
February 64.6°F 40.9°F 52.7°F 5.45 in 8
March 70.7°F 46.9°F 58.8°F 4.86 in 8
April 76.8°F 53.4°F 65.1°F 5.47 in 7
May 83.3°F 61.0°F 72.2°F 4.87 in 8
June 88.5°F 68.2°F 78.4°F 6.02 in 11
July 90.1°F 70.4°F 80.2°F 4.69 in 12
August 90.2°F 70.1°F 80.1°F 5.08 in 9
September 86.9°F 65.8°F 76.3°F 4.30 in 6
October 78.9°F 54.8°F 66.8°F 4.33 in 6
November 69.0°F 45.1°F 57.0°F 3.70 in 7
December 62.3°F 40.2°F 51.2°F 5.05 in 8

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