DeRidder, LA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

DeRidder has an annual average temperature of 67.2°F with about 64.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 38.7°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.36 in) and February the driest (4.63 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
32.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,536
Cooling need
2,316

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

2 of 366 (0.5%) of DeRidder'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.

1910s
0
1920s
66
1930s
64
1940s
66
1950s
48
1960s
12
1970s
13
1980s
42
1990s
17
2000s
20
2010s
18

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 60.9°F 38.7°F 49.8°F 6.36 in 9
February 64.7°F 42.5°F 53.6°F 4.63 in 7
March 72.1°F 49.0°F 60.6°F 4.89 in 8
April 78.2°F 55.3°F 66.7°F 5.19 in 7
May 84.7°F 63.9°F 74.3°F 5.06 in 7
June 90.5°F 70.3°F 80.4°F 5.81 in 9
July 91.7°F 72.6°F 82.1°F 4.91 in 9
August 92.5°F 72.3°F 82.4°F 5.01 in 8
September 88.7°F 67.3°F 78.0°F 5.36 in 6
October 79.9°F 56.8°F 68.3°F 5.03 in 6
November 70.1°F 46.6°F 58.4°F 5.49 in 7
December 62.3°F 40.4°F 51.4°F 6.35 in 8

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