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United StatesLouisianaMorehouse ParishClimate Station BASTROP, LA US Distance 9 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Morehouse Parish Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 33.9°F.

Morehouse Parish gets 58.39" of precipitation a year, and 28% of it falls in Mar, Apr, May.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 53.8° 33.9° 5.72"
February 58.2° 36.8° 4.91"
March 66.9° 43.6° 4.94"
April 74.3° 51.5° 6.14"
May 81.0° 61.0° 5.21"
June 88.0° 68.7° 4.13"
July 90.6° 71.5° 4.58"
August 90.6° 70.3° 4.68"
September 86.3° 64.1° 3.41"
October 76.2° 52.3° 5.11"
November 64.4° 42.1° 4.37"
December 56.2° 36.3° 5.19"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 28% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 5.72"
February 4.91"
March 4.94"
April 6.14"
May 5.21"
June 4.13"
July 4.58"
August 4.68"
September 3.41"
October 5.11"
November 4.37"
December 5.19"
Annual total 58.39"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 2,106
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,705
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.15¢/kWh, Louisiana average $298
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $134

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Morehouse Parish, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Morehouse Parish?

Morehouse Parish averages a high of 90.6°F in July and a low of 33.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 58.39 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Morehouse Parish?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 28% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Morehouse Parish?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.6°F. That drives 2,106 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Morehouse Parish?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Morehouse Parish.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BASTROP, LA US (USC00160537), 9 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Louisiana residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.