Hodges Gardens, Louisiana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Hodges Gardens's normal year runs from 38°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 58.7 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.1 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.1°C, January lows of 3°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,490 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHodges Gardens
- Station IDUSC00164288
- Location31.37°N 93.39°W
- Elevation420 ft (128 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Hodges Gardens is 77°F and the normal low 53°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hodges Gardens.
- Jan 58° 38°
- Feb 63° 41°
- Mar 70° 48°
- Apr 77° 55°
- May 84° 63°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 93° 73°
- Aug 94° 72°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 79° 56°
- Nov 68° 47°
- Dec 60° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Hodges Gardens each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 38°F. The most precipitation falls in January (5.95 in), the least in July (3.69 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 38°F | 47.8°F | 5.95 | 9 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 41°F | 51.8°F | 4.78 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 48°F | 59.0°F | 5.30 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 55°F | 66.2°F | 5.13 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 84°F | 63°F | 73.7°F | 4.57 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 90°F | 70°F | 80.0°F | 4.45 | 9 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 93°F | 73°F | 82.8°F | 3.69 | 8 | 25 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 94°F | 72°F | 82.8°F | 4.35 | 8 | 25 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 67°F | 77.5°F | 4.39 | 6 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 56°F | 67.5°F | 4.71 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 47°F | 57.3°F | 5.76 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 60°F | 41°F | 50.1°F | 5.59 | 10 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 56°F | 66.4°F | 58.67 | 95 | 92 | 25 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 3°C | 8.8°C | 151 mm |
| February | 17°C | 5°C | 11.0°C | 121 mm |
| March | 21°C | 9°C | 15.0°C | 135 mm |
| April | 25°C | 13°C | 19.0°C | 130 mm |
| May | 29°C | 17°C | 23.2°C | 116 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.7°C | 113 mm |
| July | 34°C | 23°C | 28.2°C | 94 mm |
| August | 34°C | 22°C | 28.2°C | 110 mm |
| September | 31°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 112 mm |
| October | 26°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 120 mm |
| November | 20°C | 8°C | 14.1°C | 146 mm |
| December | 15°C | 5°C | 10.1°C | 142 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00164288; 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.
Which months are mildest at Hodges Gardens?
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 USC00164288.
When is the last frost at Hodges Gardens?
In Hodges Gardens, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 3 in half of years and after March 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 27 in half of years and before November 7 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
- March 31 year in 10 after March 22; 9 in 10 after February 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 271 year in 10 before November 7; 9 in 10 before December 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 267 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 301 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 16 in half of springs and before December 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hodges Gardens in zone 9a in ZIP code 71439, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Louisiana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00164288; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 at Hodges Gardens?
In a normal year in Hodges Gardens, 92 days a year reach 90°F (10 of them 100°F or more), 25 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 95 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 92a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 95a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00164288.
How sunny is it at Hodges Gardens?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Hodges Gardens, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.8 |
| February | 65% | 3.1 |
| March | 71% | 4.3 |
| April | 75% | 5.4 |
| May | 78% | 6.0 |
| June | 79% | 6.2 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 82% | 5.8 |
| September | 81% | 5.0 |
| October | 80% | 4.2 |
| November | 77% | 3.2 |
| December | 69% | 2.5 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Hodges Gardens record?
A normal year at Hodges Gardens brings 2,007 heating degree days, 63% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,546 cooling degree days, 2.8 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 6,446 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 535 | 4 |
| February | 381 | 11 |
| March | 222 | 37 |
| April | 70 | 108 |
| May | 9 | 280 |
| June | 0 | 450 |
| July | 0 | 552 |
| August | 0 | 553 |
| September | 2 | 377 |
| October | 63 | 143 |
| November | 254 | 23 |
| December | 471 | 9 |
| Year (annual) | 2,007 | 2,546 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00164288. 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 Hodges Gardens's climate compare?
Hodges Gardens is warmer than 25 of the 65 places with their own NOAA record in Louisiana, and wetter than 22. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.4°F is warmer than 91%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hodges Gardens 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 Hodges Gardens share this climate record?
2 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.
- Florien, LA543 people · 7 mi NW
- Hornbeck, LA409 people · 3 mi S
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 Hodges Gardens's climate
What is the coldest month at Hodges Gardens?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 38°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Hodges Gardens?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.1 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month at Hodges Gardens?
January, with 5.95 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 3.69 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hodges Gardens in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hodges Gardens in zone 9a in ZIP code 71439, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Hodges Gardens?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 3; in one year in ten it comes after March 22. Waiting until March 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Louisiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Peason Ridge Range, LA7 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Many, LA15 miles from this station, 64.6°F a year
- Toledo Bend Lake, LA16 miles from this station, 66.7°F a year
- Toledo Bend Dam, TX17 miles from this station, 66.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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