Natchitoches weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Natchitoches, Louisiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Natchitoches #2, 9 km from Natchitoches; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 55.2 in1402 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.4 in1 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 20
- Heating degree days
- 2,023
- Cooling degree days
- 2,608
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 25°−4° (heating, 99%) and 101°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Natchitoches in January
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1950)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 526
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Natchitoches in February
Highs average 63°17° and lows 41°5°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1977)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 376
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Natchitoches in March
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 5.9 in149 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1974)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 229
- Cooling degree days
- 43
Natchitoches in April
Highs average 78°25° and lows 56°13°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1948)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 68
- Cooling degree days
- 114
Natchitoches in May
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1951)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 285
Natchitoches in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 71°22°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1936)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1894)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 463
Natchitoches in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 74°23°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1954)
- Record low
- 55°13° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 564
Natchitoches in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 74°23°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1893)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 562
Natchitoches in September
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2000)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Natchitoches in OctoberThis month
Highs average 78°26° and lows 56°13°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1938)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 73
- Cooling degree days
- 134
Natchitoches in November
Highs average 69°20° and lows 45°7°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2007)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1938)
- Heating degree days
- 269
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Natchitoches in December
Highs average 61°16° and lows 40°4°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2021)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 470
- Cooling degree days
- 8