Natchitoches climate — normals and trends
Natchitoches (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,153 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Natchitoches averages 22 frost days, 120 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Natchitoches has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 27 August 2023) and the coldest -16.3 °C (on 1 February 1949).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
NatchitochesLouisiana
- coords
- 31.76°, -93.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.9°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,153mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
120 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.1 cm
Average feels-like high
25.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
120 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.4 °C
27 August 2023
Coldest day
-16.3 °C
1 February 1949
Wettest day
140 mm
27 August 2020
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
27 August 2020
Strongest gust
150.1 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
9 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
11 January 1962
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
16 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.8 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 141 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 18.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 124 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 144 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 82 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 122 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 33.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 90 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 46 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 79 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 70 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 47 mm | -49 mm |
| Dec | 17.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 80 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Natchitoches?
Natchitoches has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,153 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Natchitoches?
The hottest day measured in Natchitoches between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2023, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Natchitoches?
The coldest day measured in Natchitoches between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1949, at -16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Natchitoches?
Yes. Natchitoches gets on average 2.1 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Natchitoches warmed?
Yes: Natchitoches warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Natchitoches?
The wettest day measured in Natchitoches between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2020, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Natchitoches?
The windiest day measured in Natchitoches between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2020, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Natchitoches?
The warmest month in Natchitoches is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Natchitoches?
Natchitoches receives on average 1,153 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Natchitoches?
Natchitoches gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Natchitoches?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Natchitoches between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1964, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Natchitoches?
Yes: Natchitoches has on average 120 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Natchitoches?
In Natchitoches, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 9 August 2015, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 11 January 1962.
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