Oil City weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Oil City, Louisiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Mooringsport 1 N, 5 km from Oil City; records cover 2002–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.8 in1291 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 4
- First fall freeze
- Nov 17
- Heating degree days
- 2,324
- Cooling degree days
- 2,457
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 23°−5° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Oil City in January
Highs average 56°14° and lows 35°2°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2009)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 595
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Oil City in February
Highs average 61°16° and lows 39°4°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2025)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 426
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Oil City in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 46°8°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 265
- Cooling degree days
- 24
Oil City in April
Highs average 76°24° and lows 54°12°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 90
- Cooling degree days
- 84
Oil City in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2003)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 257
Oil City in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 70°21°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2011)
- Record low
- 58°14° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 441
Oil City in July
Highs average 94°34° and lows 73°23°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2011)
- Record low
- 57°14° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 575
Oil City in August
Highs average 94°35° and lows 72°22°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 57°14° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 564
Oil City in September
Highs average 89°31° and lows 65°19°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2011)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 360
Oil City in OctoberThis month
Highs average 78°26° and lows 54°12°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2015)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 86
- Cooling degree days
- 121
Oil City in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 45°7°, with 4.2 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2003)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 310
- Cooling degree days
- 21
Oil City in December
Highs average 58°14° and lows 38°3°, with 5.1 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2005)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 538
- Cooling degree days
- 3