Mansfield, Louisiana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Mansfield's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 53.4 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.3 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.6°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 34°C, 1,357 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMansfield (4 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00165874
- Location32.07°N 93.76°W
- Elevation322 ft (98 m)
- Population4,545
On October 23, the normal high in Mansfield is 76°F and the normal low 52°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mansfield.
- Jan 57° 36°
- Feb 62° 40°
- Mar 70° 46°
- Apr 76° 53°
- May 83° 62°
- Jun 90° 70°
- Jul 93° 72°
- Aug 93° 72°
- Sep 88° 65°
- Oct 79° 55°
- Nov 68° 44°
- Dec 60° 38°
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 Mansfield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F. The most precipitation falls in March (5.48 in), the least in July (2.55 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 36°F | 46.7°F | 4.93 | 9 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 62°F | 40°F | 51.3°F | 5.20 | 8 | <1 | 7 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 46°F | 58.1°F | 5.48 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 12 h |
| April | 76°F | 53°F | 64.4°F | 5.17 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 62°F | 72.6°F | 4.57 | 6 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 70°F | 80.0°F | 4.33 | 8 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 93°F | 72°F | 82.7°F | 2.55 | 6 | 26 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 93°F | 72°F | 82.7°F | 3.52 | 6 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 65°F | 76.3°F | 3.19 | 6 | 15 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 55°F | 66.7°F | 4.95 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 44°F | 55.7°F | 4.26 | 7 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 38°F | 48.6°F | 5.27 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 54°F | 65.5°F | 53.42 | 82 | 93 | 39 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 125 mm |
| February | 17°C | 5°C | 10.7°C | 132 mm |
| March | 21°C | 8°C | 14.5°C | 139 mm |
| April | 24°C | 12°C | 18.0°C | 131 mm |
| May | 29°C | 17°C | 22.6°C | 116 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.7°C | 110 mm |
| July | 34°C | 22°C | 28.2°C | 65 mm |
| August | 34°C | 22°C | 28.2°C | 89 mm |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.6°C | 81 mm |
| October | 26°C | 13°C | 19.3°C | 126 mm |
| November | 20°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 108 mm |
| December | 15°C | 3°C | 9.2°C | 134 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00165874; 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 Mansfield?
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 USC00165874.
When is the last frost in Mansfield?
In Mansfield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 8 in half of years and after April 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 20 in half of years and before November 2 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 81 year in 10 after April 1; 9 in 10 after February 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 201 year in 10 before November 2; 9 in 10 before December 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 255 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 287 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 22 in half of springs and before December 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mansfield in zone 8b in ZIP code 71052, 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 USC00165874; 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 in Mansfield?
In a normal year in Mansfield, 93 days a year reach 90°F (12 of them 100°F or more), 39 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 82 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 93a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 39a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 82a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00165874.
How sunny is Mansfield?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Mansfield, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.7 |
| February | 64% | 3.1 |
| March | 71% | 4.3 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 78% | 6.0 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 83% | 6.3 |
| August | 84% | 5.9 |
| September | 82% | 5.1 |
| October | 79% | 4.1 |
| November | 75% | 3.0 |
| December | 69% | 2.4 |
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 Mansfield need?
A normal year in Mansfield brings 2,215 heating degree days, 59% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,416 cooling degree days, 2.7 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 6,174 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 572 | 5 |
| February | 392 | 10 |
| March | 244 | 29 |
| April | 99 | 81 |
| May | 13 | 249 |
| June | 0 | 450 |
| July | 0 | 550 |
| August | 0 | 547 |
| September | 3 | 341 |
| October | 77 | 129 |
| November | 297 | 17 |
| December | 518 | 9 |
| Year (annual) | 2,215 | 2,416 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00165874. 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 Mansfield's climate compare?
Mansfield is warmer than 16 of the other 64 places with their own NOAA record in Louisiana, and wetter than 3. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.5°F is warmer than 89%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mansfield 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 Mansfield share this climate record?
7 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.
- Joaquin, TX729 people · 18 mi SW
- South Mansfield, LA340 people · 4 mi SE
- Huxley, TX338 people · 24 mi S
- Keachi, LA247 people · 11 mi NW
- Grand Cane, LA216 people · 3 mi W
- Longstreet, LA120 people · 11 mi W
- Gloster, LA68 people · 9 mi N
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 Mansfield's climate
What is the coldest month in Mansfield?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow in Mansfield?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.3 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Mansfield?
March, with 5.48 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 2.55 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mansfield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mansfield in zone 8b in ZIP code 71052, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Mansfield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 8; in one year in ten it comes after April 1. Waiting until April 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Louisiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Red River Research Station, LA25 miles from this station, 65.7°F a year
- Shreveport, LA27 miles from this station, 66.6°F a year
- Center, TX30 miles from this station, 65.6°F a year
- Carthage, TX35 miles from this station, 65.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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