Hayes weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Hayes, Louisiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lake Arthur 7 SW, 18 km from Hayes; records cover 1901–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 59.9 in1521 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 8
- First fall freeze
- Dec 8
- Heating degree days
- 1,394
- Cooling degree days
- 2,893
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 29°−2° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Hayes in January
Highs average 61°16° and lows 44°6°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1907)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 398
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Hayes in February
Highs average 66°19° and lows 47°8°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1909)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 264
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Hayes in March
Highs average 72°22° and lows 53°12°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1946)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1932)
- Heating degree days
- 138
- Cooling degree days
- 59
Hayes in April
Highs average 78°25° and lows 60°15°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1929)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 39
- Cooling degree days
- 147
Hayes in May
Highs average 84°29° and lows 68°20°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2005)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1908)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 337
Hayes in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 73°23°, with 6.2 in157 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2009)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 499
Hayes in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 75°24°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1932)
- Record low
- 61°16° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 563
Hayes in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 74°23°, with 6.1 in154 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 58°14° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 561
Hayes in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 70°21°, with 5.9 in149 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2000)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 430
Hayes in OctoberThis month
Highs average 81°27° and lows 61°16°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1929)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 29
- Cooling degree days
- 207
Hayes in November
Highs average 71°22° and lows 51°10°, with 5.3 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1936)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 169
- Cooling degree days
- 48
Hayes in December
Highs average 63°17° and lows 45°7°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1933)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 353
- Cooling degree days
- 17