Covington, LA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Covington's primary NOAA station, COVINGTON 4 NNW.
The climate verdict for Covington
Water is the standout signal in Covington, Louisiana: 62.5 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 67°F. It scores 77/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 70% of them.
- 67°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 77/100
- comfort score, above 70% of station-mapped location scores
- 62.5"
- annual precipitation
- 251 days
- frost-free growing season
Covington: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00162151 · Covington, LA 67°F mean · 62.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 67°F
- RANK-WARM #6,312
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corsicana Campb…
- PRCP-WET 62.5"
- SWING-MID 30°F
- COMF-TOP 77/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00162151
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Corsicana Campbell Fld, TX (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every LA station list.
- Covington (this station) 67°F
- Hot Glenwood, HI 67°F
- Near Corsicana Campb…, TX 67°F
- Near Crestview Bob S…, FL 67°F
- Near Donalsonville, GA 67°F
Covington sits in Louisiana, the #3 hottest U.S. state at 67.3°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Covington
Covington: 78/100 · grade B
Covington publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Covington, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 77/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 67.0°F · 0.5° from 67.5°F | 96/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 42 calendar days | 93/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 251 days/year | 89/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.1 inches/year | 89/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 62.5 in · 27.5 from 35 in | 6/100 · F |
Covington · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Covington is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 50.8°F and warmest-month mean 80.8°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 80.8°F
- Coldest month
- 50.8°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Covington sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Covington's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 8% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Covington sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 4% wettest
- Covington's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 91%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Covington is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Covington compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Covington's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
77 Top 30% score exceeds 70% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Covington's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 80 complete annual observations from 1902 to 2025, COVINGTON 4 NNW changed little at a fitted rate of 0.01°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Covington primary station fitted change -0.00 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62°F (16°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 5.6" | 0.0" | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 66°F (19°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 4.6" | 0.0" | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 72°F (22°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 5.0" | 0.1" | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 78°F (25°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 84°F (29°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 6.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 18.6 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 6.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.4 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 6.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.8 |
| September | 87°F (30°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| November | 70°F (21°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 64°F (18°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 8.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Covington runs from a mild 40°F around January 15 to 90°F at the peak near July 27, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 10 through August 20, covering 42 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 4 to November 14.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 40°F around January 15.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 14, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 20 at 21%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 103 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 30 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 24°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Covington.
Where Covington Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 63 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Covington earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
9.4 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.8 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
Covington spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 30% of the annual total and December through February 24%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Covington has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 6.7" and November 4.0". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Covington, it arrives in quantity
62.5" of precipitation falls across only about 103 wet days here, averaging 0.61 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 103 a year, 28% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.61 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- October, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Covington, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.1 inches of snow a year here, most likely in March. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 0 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 18
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 12
50% probability date
Growing Season
251 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,670
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,406
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside LA closest to Covington on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (67°F here).
- Donalsonville, GA 67°F · 0.0°F off
- Johnson City, TX 67°F · 0.0°F off
- Waveland, MS 67°F · 0.0°F off
- Camp Wood, TX 67°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (62.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Tylertown, MS 62.5" · 0.0" off
- Kosciusko, MS 62.5" · 0.0" off
- Iuka, MS 62.3" · 0.2" off
- Stuart, FL 62.7" · 0.2" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Covington's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · low swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Covington averages 62.5 inches of precipitation a year. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
Covington's 30.0°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 67°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
Covington combines a compact 30.0°F annual temperature range with meaningful demand on both sides of the thermostat: 1,670 heating and 2,406 cooling degree days. The balance matters more here than either annual total in isolation.
The frost-free window extends for about 251 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Covington's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Covington, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Covington's primary station: COVINGTON 4 NNW (USC00162151). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 2218125). Match rule for Covington: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Covington comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.