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Best time to visit Baton Rouge

November is the best time to visit Baton Rouge for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 90/100
The least cloud October 41 % average cloud cover
The least rain October 89 mm
Warmth August 32 °C
Cooler weather January 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 90 21 °C 8
2 March 87 22 °C 10
3 October 86 26 °C 8
4 April 85 25 °C 9
5 February 79 18 °C 9
6 December 76 17 °C 10
7 May 72 29 °C 10
8 January 70 16 °C 10
9 September 64 30 °C 11
10 June 55 31 °C 14
11 August 48 32 °C 16
12 July 47 32 °C 16

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 32 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 16.4 °C 125 mm 58 %
February 18.5 °C 117 mm 60 %
March 21.7 °C 117 mm 57 %
April 25.2 °C 118 mm 52 %
May 29.0 °C 103 mm 50 %
June 31.3 °C 122 mm 52 %
July 31.9 °C 132 mm 56 %
August 32.0 °C 135 mm 55 %
September 30.2 °C 96 mm 47 %
October 26.3 °C 89 mm 41 %
November 21.1 °C 90 mm 47 %
December 17.5 °C 112 mm 58 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.