Fort Polk North weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fort Polk North, Louisiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Leesville, 8 km from Fort Polk North; records cover 1903–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 59.3 in1506 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 18
- First fall freeze
- Nov 5
- Heating degree days
- 2,005
- Cooling degree days
- 2,454
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 22°−6° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fort Polk North in January
Highs average 60°15° and lows 37°3°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1911)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 515
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Fort Polk North in February
Highs average 65°18° and lows 41°5°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1940)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 356
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Fort Polk North in March
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1946)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 211
- Cooling degree days
- 48
Fort Polk North in April
Highs average 78°26° and lows 54°12°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1987)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 84
- Cooling degree days
- 108
Fort Polk North in May
Highs average 85°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1998)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 277
Fort Polk North in June
Highs average 91°33° and lows 68°20°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1936)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 430
Fort Polk North in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 71°21°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2023)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 521
Fort Polk North in August
Highs average 94°34° and lows 70°21°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 519
Fort Polk North in September
Highs average 89°31° and lows 65°18°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 351
Fort Polk North in OctoberThis month
Highs average 80°27° and lows 54°12°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 82
- Cooling degree days
- 136
Fort Polk North in November
Highs average 69°21° and lows 45°7°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2022)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 273
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Fort Polk North in December
Highs average 61°16° and lows 39°4°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1924)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 468
- Cooling degree days
- 12