Natchez, LA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Natchez has an annual average temperature of 68.3°F with about 55.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 95.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 39.2°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.76 in) and August the driest (3.27 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,530
Cooling need
2,709

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Natchez'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
11
1920s
49
1930s
28
1940s
27
1950s
85
1960s
45
1970s
34
1980s
19
1990s
31
2000s
32
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 59.8°F 39.2°F 49.5°F 5.08 in 10
February 64.9°F 41.9°F 53.4°F 4.48 in 9
March 72.2°F 49.0°F 60.6°F 5.76 in 9
April 79.3°F 56.0°F 67.6°F 5.66 in 7
May 86.5°F 65.1°F 75.8°F 4.16 in 8
June 92.4°F 72.9°F 82.6°F 5.22 in 9
July 95.3°F 75.8°F 85.5°F 3.51 in 9
August 95.7°F 74.9°F 85.3°F 3.27 in 7
September 90.3°F 68.7°F 79.5°F 3.90 in 7
October 81.1°F 56.9°F 69.0°F 4.52 in 7
November 70.3°F 47.3°F 58.8°F 4.76 in 7
December 62.3°F 41.1°F 51.7°F 5.61 in 10

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