Crowley, Louisiana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Crowley's normal year runs from 42°F January nights to 92°F August afternoons, with 63.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.1°C, January lows of 5°C, August highs of 33°C, 1,614 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCrowley (2 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00162212
- Location30.24°N 92.35°W
- Elevation25 ft (8 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population11,216
On October 23, the normal high in Crowley is 79°F and the normal low 56°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Crowley.
- Jan 61° 42°
- Feb 64° 45°
- Mar 71° 52°
- Apr 78° 59°
- May 84° 67°
- Jun 89° 73°
- Jul 91° 74°
- Aug 92° 74°
- Sep 88° 69°
- Oct 81° 59°
- Nov 70° 49°
- Dec 63° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Crowley each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 42°F. The most precipitation falls in June (6.68 in), the least in March (3.84 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 42°F | 51.1°F | 6.40 | 10 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 64°F | 45°F | 54.8°F | 4.26 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 71°F | 52°F | 61.6°F | 3.84 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 59°F | 68.1°F | 5.34 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 84°F | 67°F | 75.6°F | 5.58 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 89°F | 73°F | 80.9°F | 6.68 | 11 | 16 | <1 | 14 h |
| July | 91°F | 74°F | 82.4°F | 5.77 | 13 | 21 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 92°F | 74°F | 82.5°F | 6.21 | 11 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 69°F | 78.7°F | 4.95 | 9 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 59°F | 69.9°F | 4.69 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 49°F | 59.9°F | 5.04 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 63°F | 44°F | 53.3°F | 4.77 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 59°F | 68.2°F | 63.53 | 110 | 81 | 16 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 5°C | 10.6°C | 163 mm |
| February | 18°C | 7°C | 12.7°C | 108 mm |
| March | 22°C | 11°C | 16.4°C | 98 mm |
| April | 25°C | 15°C | 20.1°C | 136 mm |
| May | 29°C | 19°C | 24.2°C | 142 mm |
| June | 32°C | 23°C | 27.2°C | 170 mm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 28.0°C | 147 mm |
| August | 33°C | 23°C | 28.1°C | 158 mm |
| September | 31°C | 21°C | 25.9°C | 126 mm |
| October | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 119 mm |
| November | 21°C | 10°C | 15.5°C | 128 mm |
| December | 17°C | 7°C | 11.8°C | 121 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00162212; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Crowley?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00162212.
When is the last frost in Crowley?
In Crowley, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 20 in half of years and after March 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 4 in half of years and before November 13 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- February 201 year in 10 after March 14; 9 in 10 after January 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 41 year in 10 before November 13; 9 in 10 before January 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 291 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 327 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 31 in half of springs and before December 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Crowley in zone 9a in ZIP code 70526, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Crowley's NOAA station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 25°F (20 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Louisiana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00162212; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Crowley?
In a normal year in Crowley, 81 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 16 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 110 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 81a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 110a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1906) is 106°F, on June 26, 2005; the lowest is 9°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1993, with 78.99 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 5.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00162212; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00162212. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Crowley?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Crowley, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. October is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.9 |
| February | 66% | 3.3 |
| March | 73% | 4.5 |
| April | 77% | 5.5 |
| May | 80% | 6.1 |
| June | 79% | 6.1 |
| July | 79% | 5.9 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 81% | 5.1 |
| October | 82% | 4.4 |
| November | 79% | 3.4 |
| December | 70% | 2.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Crowley need?
A normal year in Crowley brings 1,577 heating degree days, 71% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,781 cooling degree days, 3.1 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,949 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 439 | 8 |
| February | 303 | 18 |
| March | 162 | 56 |
| April | 48 | 142 |
| May | 4 | 334 |
| June | 0 | 475 |
| July | 0 | 539 |
| August | 0 | 542 |
| September | 1 | 411 |
| October | 42 | 194 |
| November | 199 | 44 |
| December | 380 | 18 |
| Year (annual) | 1,577 | 2,781 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00162212. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Crowley's climate compare?
Crowley is warmer than 42 of the other 64 places with their own NOAA record in Louisiana, and wetter than 48. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 68.2°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Crowley is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Crowley share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Rayne, LA6,983 people · 5 mi E
- Duson, LA1,341 people · 10 mi E
- Iota, LA1,257 people · 11 mi NW
- Estherwood, LA679 people · 8 mi SW
- Branch, LA338 people · 8 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Crowley's climate
What is the coldest month in Crowley?
January, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 42°F. The warmest is August (92°F by day, 74°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Crowley?
June, with 6.68 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is March with 3.84 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Crowley in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Crowley in zone 9a in ZIP code 70526, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Crowley's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 25°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come in Crowley?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 20; in one year in ten it comes after March 14. Waiting until March 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Louisiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Eunice, LA18 miles from this station, 67.7°F a year
- Jennings, LA19 miles from this station, 67.8°F a year
- Lafayette, LA22 miles from this station, 69.4°F a year
- Grand Coteau, LA22 miles from this station, 68.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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