Independence, LA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AMITE, LA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Independence has an annual average temperature of 66.6°F with about 63.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 38.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.60 in) and September the driest (3.62 in).
Best time to visit Independence
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Independence'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.
| 1890s | 47 | |
| 1900s | 46 | |
| 1910s | 41 | |
| 1920s | 16 | |
| 1930s | 57 | |
| 1940s | 26 | |
| 1950s | 51 | |
| 1960s | 12 | |
| 1970s | 7 | |
| 1980s | 25 | |
| 1990s | 9 | |
| 2000s | 24 | |
| 2010s | 5 |
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 | 61.1°F | 38.6°F | 49.8°F | 5.93 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| February | 64.8°F | 41.8°F | 53.3°F | 5.02 in | — | 8 |
| March | 72.3°F | 48.3°F | 60.3°F | 5.22 in | — | 8 |
| April | 78.2°F | 54.0°F | 66.1°F | 5.09 in | — | 7 |
| May | 85.2°F | 62.3°F | 73.7°F | 6.36 in | — | 8 |
| June | 89.8°F | 69.1°F | 79.4°F | 5.88 in | — | 11 |
| July | 90.9°F | 71.3°F | 81.1°F | 6.46 in | — | 13 |
| August | 91.6°F | 71.1°F | 81.3°F | 6.60 in | — | 11 |
| September | 89.0°F | 66.4°F | 77.7°F | 3.62 in | — | 7 |
| October | 80.5°F | 55.2°F | 67.8°F | 4.34 in | — | 7 |
| November | 70.3°F | 45.5°F | 57.9°F | 3.83 in | — | 8 |
| December | 62.8°F | 40.1°F | 51.4°F | 5.45 in | — | 8 |
Climate twins of Independence
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