Pitkin weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Pitkin, Louisiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Fort Polk Fullerton Landing Strip, 10 km from Pitkin; records cover 2006–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 58.8 in1495 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 4
- First fall freeze
- Nov 19
- Heating degree days
- 1,753
- Cooling degree days
- 2,704
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 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Pitkin in January
Highs average 62°17° and lows 40°4°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2018)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 448
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Pitkin in February
Highs average 65°18° and lows 43°6°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2018)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 329
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Pitkin in March
Highs average 72°22° and lows 49°10°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2015)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 187
- Cooling degree days
- 47
Pitkin in April
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2011)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 56
- Cooling degree days
- 122
Pitkin in May
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2011)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 314
Pitkin in June
Highs average 91°33° and lows 71°22°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2011)
- Record low
- 57°14° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 478
Pitkin in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 73°23°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2009)
- Record low
- 63°17° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 561
Pitkin in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 72°22°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 58°14° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 553
Pitkin in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°20°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2011)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 392
Pitkin in OctoberThis month
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 54
- Cooling degree days
- 165
Pitkin in November
Highs average 70°21° and lows 47°8°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 242
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Pitkin in December
Highs average 62°17° and lows 41°5°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2021)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 431
- Cooling degree days
- 14