Fifth Ward weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fifth Ward, Louisiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Bunkie, 18 km from Fifth Ward; records cover 1956–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 61.6 in1565 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 22
- First fall freeze
- Nov 24
- Heating degree days
- 1,797
- Cooling degree days
- 2,649
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 26°−3° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fifth Ward in January
Highs average 60°16° and lows 39°4°, with 6.8 in172 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2002)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 481
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Fifth Ward in February
Highs average 64°18° and lows 43°6°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1986)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 338
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Fifth Ward in March
Highs average 72°22° and lows 49°10°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1982)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 189
- Cooling degree days
- 48
Fifth Ward in April
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1987)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 128
Fifth Ward in May
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1998)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 312
Fifth Ward in June
Highs average 91°33° and lows 70°21°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2009)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 466
Fifth Ward in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 73°23°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1980)
- Record low
- 56°13° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 550
Fifth Ward in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 72°22°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2000)
- Record low
- 55°13° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 544
Fifth Ward in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 66°19°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2000)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 383
Fifth Ward in OctoberThis month
Highs average 81°27° and lows 56°13°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2004)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 59
- Cooling degree days
- 155
Fifth Ward in November
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 5.5 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1965)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 238
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Fifth Ward in December
Highs average 62°17° and lows 41°5°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2015)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 426
- Cooling degree days
- 13