Shreveport, LA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Shreveport has an annual average temperature of 66.6°F with about 51.4 inches of precipitation per year and 0.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 94.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.3°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.19 in) and August the driest (2.91 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,806
Cooling need
2,382

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

104 of 366 (28.4%) of Shreveport'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.

1930s
10
1940s
27
1950s
47
1960s
24
1970s
24
1980s
30
1990s
32
2000s
30
2010s
71
2020s
71

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 58.4°F 37.3°F 47.9°F 4.40 in 0.2 in 9
February 62.6°F 41.0°F 51.8°F 4.30 in 0.5 in 10
March 70.4°F 47.7°F 59.0°F 4.90 in 0.1 in 10
April 77.5°F 54.3°F 65.9°F 5.19 in 8
May 84.6°F 63.5°F 74.0°F 4.46 in 9
June 91.1°F 70.6°F 80.9°F 4.78 in 9
July 94.3°F 73.5°F 83.9°F 3.50 in 8
August 94.9°F 73.0°F 84.0°F 2.91 in 7
September 89.6°F 67.0°F 78.3°F 3.46 in 7
October 79.3°F 55.4°F 67.4°F 4.59 in 8
November 67.9°F 45.3°F 56.6°F 4.00 in 8
December 59.9°F 39.0°F 49.5°F 4.94 in 0.1 in 10

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