Forest Hill, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LSU DEAN LEE RSCH STN, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Forest Hill has an annual average temperature of 66.9°F with about 60 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 93.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 39.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (6.01 in) and August the driest (3.62 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
33.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,623
Cooling need
2,319

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Climate change signal

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0 of 366 (0%) of Forest Hill'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
16
1980s
94
1990s
84
2000s
144
2010s
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 59.5°F 39.3°F 49.4°F 5.97 in 12
February 63.8°F 42.7°F 53.3°F 4.98 in 10
March 70.6°F 48.5°F 59.5°F 4.47 in 9
April 77.3°F 55.5°F 66.4°F 4.82 in 7
May 84.5°F 64.7°F 74.6°F 4.88 in 8
June 90.1°F 71.0°F 80.6°F 6.01 in 11
July 92.5°F 72.9°F 82.7°F 4.13 in 10
August 93.0°F 72.5°F 82.7°F 3.62 in 9
September 89.0°F 66.4°F 77.7°F 4.75 in 8
October 80.2°F 55.1°F 67.6°F 5.46 in 8
November 69.5°F 45.9°F 57.7°F 5.59 in 10
December 61.7°F 40.4°F 51.0°F 5.37 in 11

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