Eunice, Louisiana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Eunice's normal year runs from 40°F January nights to 93°F August afternoons, with 57.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.8°C, January lows of 4°C, August highs of 34°C, 1,472 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEunice
- Station IDUSC00162981
- Location30.49°N 92.43°W
- Elevation50 ft (15 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population9,044
On October 22, the normal high in Eunice is 79°F and the normal low 55°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Eunice.
- Jan 60° 40°
- Feb 64° 44°
- Mar 71° 51°
- Apr 78° 57°
- May 85° 66°
- Jun 90° 71°
- Jul 92° 73°
- Aug 93° 73°
- Sep 89° 68°
- Oct 81° 57°
- Nov 70° 48°
- Dec 63° 42°
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 Eunice each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 40°F. The most precipitation falls in January (6.43 in), the least in March (3.91 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 40°F | 49.9°F | 6.43 | 10 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 64°F | 44°F | 54.2°F | 4.62 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| March | 71°F | 51°F | 60.9°F | 3.91 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 57°F | 67.2°F | 4.62 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 85°F | 66°F | 75.2°F | 5.69 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 71°F | 80.8°F | 4.84 | 11 | 23 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 73°F | 82.6°F | 4.61 | 11 | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 93°F | 73°F | 82.9°F | 4.24 | 9 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 89°F | 68°F | 78.4°F | 4.90 | 7 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 81°F | 57°F | 69.0°F | 4.86 | 6 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 48°F | 59.2°F | 4.43 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 63°F | 42°F | 52.2°F | 4.79 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 58°F | 67.7°F | 57.94 | 100 | 111 | 19 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 4°C | 9.9°C | 163 mm |
| February | 18°C | 7°C | 12.3°C | 117 mm |
| March | 22°C | 10°C | 16.1°C | 99 mm |
| April | 25°C | 14°C | 19.6°C | 117 mm |
| May | 29°C | 19°C | 24.0°C | 145 mm |
| June | 32°C | 22°C | 27.1°C | 123 mm |
| July | 33°C | 23°C | 28.1°C | 117 mm |
| August | 34°C | 23°C | 28.3°C | 108 mm |
| September | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 124 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.6°C | 123 mm |
| November | 21°C | 9°C | 15.1°C | 113 mm |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 11.2°C | 122 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00162981; 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 Eunice?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00162981.
When is the last frost in Eunice?
In Eunice, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 26 in half of years and after March 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 27 in half of years and before November 8 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 261 year in 10 after March 17; 9 in 10 after January 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 271 year in 10 before November 8; 9 in 10 before December 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 276 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 312 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 5 in half of springs and before December 17 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eunice in zone 9a in ZIP code 70535, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Eunice's NOAA station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 23°F (22 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 USC00162981; 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 Eunice?
In a normal year in Eunice, 111 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 19 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 100 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 111a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 100a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1982) is 109°F, on September 1, 2000; the lowest is 9°F, on December 24, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 81.41 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 3.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00162981; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00162981. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Eunice?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Eunice, 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 Eunice need?
A normal year in Eunice brings 1,710 heating degree days, 68% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,718 cooling degree days, 3.0 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 6,796 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 476 | 7 |
| February | 316 | 14 |
| March | 175 | 48 |
| April | 60 | 128 |
| May | 6 | 320 |
| June | 0 | 472 |
| July | 0 | 546 |
| August | 0 | 555 |
| September | 1 | 402 |
| October | 51 | 173 |
| November | 214 | 40 |
| December | 411 | 14 |
| Year (annual) | 1,710 | 2,718 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00162981. 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 Eunice's climate compare?
Eunice is warmer than 36 of the other 64 places with their own NOAA record in Louisiana, and wetter than 16. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 67.7°F is warmer than 93%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Eunice 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 Eunice 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.
- Ville Platte, LA6,148 people · 17 mi NE
- Mamou, LA2,817 people · 10 mi N
- Basile, LA1,186 people · 10 mi W
- Reddell, LA617 people · 12 mi N
- Chataignier, LA259 people · 9 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 Eunice's climate
What is the coldest month in Eunice?
January, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 40°F. The warmest is August (93°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow in Eunice?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Eunice?
January, with 6.43 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is March with 3.91 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Eunice in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Eunice in zone 9a in ZIP code 70535, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Eunice's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 23°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come in Eunice?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 26; in one year in ten it comes after March 17. Waiting until March 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Louisiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Crowley, LA18 miles from this station, 68.2°F a year
- Oberlin, LA22 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Grand Coteau, LA24 miles from this station, 68.3°F a year
- Jennings, LA24 miles from this station, 67.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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