Best time to visit Lafayette
The best time to visit Lafayette is March–April and November, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.7 °C / 62 °F | 6.4 °C / 44 °F | 124 mm / 4.9 in | good month |
| February | 19 °C / 66 °F | 8.8 °C / 48 °F | 103 mm / 4.1 in | good month |
| March | 23 °C / 73 °F | 12.5 °C / 55 °F | 102 mm / 4 in | best month |
| April | 26.1 °C / 79 °F | 15.7 °C / 60 °F | 95 mm / 3.7 in | best month |
| May | 29.8 °C / 86 °F | 20 °C / 68 °F | 117 mm / 4.6 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 32.6 °C / 91 °F | 23.5 °C / 74 °F | 92 mm / 3.6 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 32.7 °C / 91 °F | 24.3 °C / 76 °F | 138 mm / 5.4 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 33.2 °C / 92 °F | 24.3 °C / 76 °F | 136 mm / 5.4 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 31.4 °C / 89 °F | 21.8 °C / 71 °F | 109 mm / 4.3 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 27.8 °C / 82 °F | 16.2 °C / 61 °F | 76 mm / 3 in | good month |
| November | 22.1 °C / 72 °F | 10.8 °C / 51 °F | 74 mm / 2.9 in | best month |
| December | 18.7 °C / 66 °F | 8.6 °C / 47 °F | 127 mm / 5 in | good month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: best
- AApril: best
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: good
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: good
- Best
- March–April, November
- Good
- October, December–February
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 14.5 °C / 58 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, average daily high 16.7 °C / 62 °F, precipitation 124 mm / 4.9 in, wet days 10.3 days, days with heavy rain 4.2 days, relative humidity 71%, average daily low 6.4 °C / 44 °F.
February · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 17.6 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 19 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, precipitation 103 mm / 4.1 in, wet days 9.5 days, days with heavy rain 3.7 days, average daily low 8.8 °C / 48 °F, relative humidity 73%.
March · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 22.5 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 23 °C / 73 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 76%, precipitation 102 mm / 4 in, days with heavy rain 3.3 days, average daily low 12.5 °C / 55 °F, wet days 10.1 days, relative humidity 71%.
April · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.6 °C / 80 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 79%, average daily high 26.1 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 95 mm / 3.7 in, wet days 9.3 days, days with heavy rain 3.2 days, average daily low 15.7 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 71%.
October · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 28.5 °C / 83 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, precipitation 76 mm / 3 in, average daily high 27.8 °C / 82 °F, wet days 6.9 days, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, average daily low 16.2 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 69%.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 21.2 °C / 70 °F, average daily high 22.1 °C / 72 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, precipitation 74 mm / 2.9 in, wet days 7.3 days, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, average daily low 10.8 °C / 51 °F, relative humidity 72%.
December · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 17.3 °C / 63 °F, average daily high 18.7 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 70%, precipitation 127 mm / 5 in, wet days 9.7 days, average daily low 8.6 °C / 47 °F, days with heavy rain 4.2 days, relative humidity 75%.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Sugar Mountain Resort, 1149 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 14.5 °C | 17.6 °C | 22.5 °C | 26.6 °C | 32.1 °C | 36.9 °C | 38 °C | 38.3 °C | 35 °C | 28.5 °C | 21.2 °C | 17.3 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 4.2 days | 3.7 days | 3.3 days | 3.2 days | 3.6 days | 2.8 days | 4.2 days | 3.8 days | 2.9 days | 2.5 days | 2.5 days | 4.2 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 5 pm | 2 pm | 3 am | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 3 pm | 4 am | 5 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 7.3 h | 7.9 h | 9.2 h | 10.2 h | 11.4 h | 12.1 h | 11.2 h | 10.9 h | 10.5 h | 9.7 h | 8.3 h | 7.2 h |
| Relative humidity | 71% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 77% | 75% | 74% | 69% | 72% | 75% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 6.9 µg/m³ | 7.2 µg/m³ | 6.9 µg/m³ | 6.8 µg/m³ | 10.1 µg/m³ | 9.9 µg/m³ | 11.7 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ | 8.9 µg/m³ | 7.2 µg/m³ | 6.7 µg/m³ | 7.1 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 11.8 µg/m³ | 11.4 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ | 10.2 µg/m³ | 15.5 µg/m³ | 14.5 µg/m³ | 16.1 µg/m³ | 14.4 µg/m³ | 13.1 µg/m³ | 11.3 µg/m³ | 10.9 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.