Jena, LA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Jena has an annual average temperature of 65°F with about 59.5 inches of precipitation per year and 0.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 91.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.2°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.82 in) and September the driest (3.60 in). Snow typically falls from February through December.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,989
Cooling need
1,983

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Climate change signal

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82 of 366 (22.4%) of Jena'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.

1980s
41
1990s
89
2000s
110
2010s
81
2020s
45

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 57.1°F 36.2°F 46.6°F 5.69 in 9
February 61.6°F 39.7°F 50.6°F 5.53 in 0.3 in 8
March 69.2°F 46.6°F 57.9°F 5.71 in 8
April 75.6°F 53.1°F 64.4°F 5.38 in 7
May 82.8°F 61.9°F 72.4°F 4.43 in 7
June 88.8°F 68.8°F 78.8°F 4.86 in 8
July 91.3°F 71.7°F 81.5°F 4.51 in 9
August 91.7°F 70.8°F 81.2°F 3.80 in 7
September 87.5°F 65.3°F 76.4°F 3.60 in 5
October 78.1°F 53.5°F 65.8°F 4.72 in 6
November 67.0°F 43.8°F 55.4°F 5.46 in 7
December 59.1°F 38.4°F 48.8°F 5.82 in 0.2 in 8

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