Independence, LA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
31.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,569
Cooling need
2,163

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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

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