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The climate of Louisiana (United States of America)
The state of Louisiana is located in the southeastern part of the United States of America on the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana borders the states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas. The border with Mississippi partially consists of the Mississippi River. Louisiana is a fairly flat state, the highest point is located at an altitude of only 163 meters above sea level. Along the coast large swamp lands can be found; in total they cover an area of 50,000 square kilometers. Louisiana has a warm maritime climate type Cfa according to the Köppen climate classification. The subtropical character is mainly determined by its location on the Gulf of Mexico. Because of this winters are very mild and summers are very warm and wet. From May till September maximum temperatures are between 30-35 degrees Celsius (86-95 degrees Fahrenheit). Precipitation is quite evenly spread out over the year with a small peak during the summer. From July till December there is a risk of tropical storms and hurricanes which come from the Gulf of Mexico. Because the coastline of Louisiana is located just above or even below sea level there is a risk of floods caused by hurricanes. Unfortunately, several lows have been recorded in the history of Louisiana where floods are concerned. In 2005 hurricane Katrina caused about 80% of the city of New Orleans to flood.

Climate information of places in Louisiana
The climate information given on this page is only brief. Specific information on weather and climate can be found on the pages per region or city. The following climate information is available for Louisiana:

Climate information
Throughout Louisiana several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for Baton Rouge and cannot be seen as an average for this state. For climate figures for other places and regions in Louisiana please, visit the individual climate pages.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	16	4	5	10		n/a
February	18	6	6	9		n/a
March	22	10	7	9		n/a
April	27	14	8	7		n/a
May	30	18	9	8		n/a
June	33	21	9	10		n/a
July	33	23	8	13		n/a
August	33	23	8	12		n/a
September	31	20	8	10		n/a
October	27	14	8	6		n/a
November	22	10	6	8		n/a
December	18	6	5	10		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below apply to Baton Rouge. For climate figures on specific regions and places please, visit the relevant individual climate pages

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
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December
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