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Monroe Rgnl, LA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month

Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score

30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Monroe Rgnl's primary NOAA station, MONROE RGNL AP.

The climate verdict for Monroe Rgnl

Water is the standout signal in Monroe Rgnl, Louisiana: 55.1 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 66°F. It scores 85/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 85% of them.

66°F
yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
85/100
comfort score, above 85% of station-mapped location scores
55.1"
annual precipitation
252 days
frost-free growing season

Monroe Rgnl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.

Normals record plate

Sheet USW00013942 · Monroe Rgnl, LA 66°F mean · 55.1" precip

TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL

Nearest mean-temperature peer: Aguila, AZ (+ 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.

Monroe Rgnl 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 · Monroe Rgnl

Monroe Rgnl: 64/100 · grade C

Monroe Rgnl publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.

C
64/100Climate Living Index

PlainClimate-derived for Monroe Rgnl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 85/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.

Monroe Rgnl Living Index dimension scores
DimensionStation valueScore
Annual temperature balance 65.7°F · 1.8° from 67.5°F 94/100 · A
Frost-free season 252 days/year 90/100 · A
Normal heat + freeze calendar 94 calendar days 78/100 · B
Precipitation balance 55.1 in · 20.1 from 35 in 28/100 · F
Summer moisture balance 71.3°F mean dew point 9/100 · F

Monroe Rgnl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.

Monroe Rgnl is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa

Coldest-month mean 46.8°F and warmest-month mean 82.8°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
82.8°F
Coldest month
46.8°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 Monroe Rgnl sits across the climate record

Three NOAA fields for Monroe Rgnl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.

Annual temperature
Top 11% warmest
Among 6,861 stations, Monroe Rgnl sits in the warmer third of annual means.
Annual precipitation
Top 11% wettest
Monroe Rgnl's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
Seasonal temperature swing
Narrower than 80%
Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Monroe Rgnl is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.

How Monroe Rgnl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations

Monroe Rgnl's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations

PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals

85 Top 15% score exceeds 85% 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%). Below this entry. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry. This location 0 100 every station-mapped location, bucketed by value
  1. 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  2. 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
  4. 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
  5. 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
  6. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
  7. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
  8. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
  9. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
  10. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more station-mapped locations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Monroe Rgnl's measured station temperature trend

Methodology

Across 83 complete annual observations from 1930 to 2025, MONROE RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.08°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.

Monroe Rgnl fitted annual mean temperature change, 1930-2025 Fitted station-temperature change from 1930 to 2025, relative to the fitted first year. The linear trend warmed at 0.08 °C per decade. -0.2°C +0.0°C +0.2°C +0.4°C +0.6°C +0.8°C +1.0°C 19401960198020002020
  • Monroe Rgnl primary station fitted change +0.08 °C/decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-M v4, quality-controlled monthly mean temperature. PlainClimate fits ordinary least squares over complete calendar years; minimum 30 years, record must reach 2015 or later.

Monthly Temperatures

Average daily high and low temperatures by month

Month Avg High Avg Low Mean
January 57°F (14°C) 37°F (3°C) 47°F (8°C)
February 61°F (16°C) 40°F (5°C) 51°F (10°C)
March 69°F (21°C) 47°F (8°C) 58°F (15°C)
April 77°F (25°C) 54°F (12°C) 66°F (19°C)
May 84°F (29°C) 63°F (17°C) 74°F (23°C)
June 91°F (33°C) 70°F (21°C) 80°F (27°C)
July 93°F (34°C) 73°F (23°C) 83°F (28°C)
August 94°F (34°C) 71°F (22°C) 83°F (28°C)
September 89°F (32°C) 66°F (19°C) 77°F (25°C)
October 79°F (26°C) 54°F (12°C) 66°F (19°C)
November 67°F (20°C) 44°F (7°C) 56°F (13°C)
December 59°F (15°C) 39°F (4°C) 49°F (9°C)

The year, day by day

The year in Monroe Rgnl runs from a mild 36°F around January 13 to 94°F at the peak near August 1, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.

Normal daily high and low temperature for Monroe Rgnl, January through December Peaks 94°F around August 1. Bottoms 36°F around January 13. 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 freezing JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal daily high and low across the calendar year. NOAA 1991–2020 daily normals, MONROE RGNL AP.

When the heat sits

Normal highs reach 90°F from June 10 through September 11, covering 94 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 19 to November 7.

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 36°F around January 13.

Where the wet dates fall

The likeliest wet date is February 21, when 34% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 28 at 22%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 106 wet dates a year.

The widest day

October 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.

Look up any date

Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Monroe Rgnl.

Where Monroe Rgnl Stands Nationally

Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 94 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.

The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 55 inches.

Monroe Rgnl earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.

Monthly Precipitation

Average monthly rainfall

January 5.2"

10.2 days with precipitation

February 4.7"

9.7 days with precipitation

March 5.2"

9.8 days with precipitation

April 5.8"

8.3 days with precipitation

May 4.4"

9.7 days with precipitation

June 4.5"

9.3 days with precipitation

July 3.9"

9.2 days with precipitation

August 3.6"

7.6 days with precipitation

September 3.5"

6.8 days with precipitation

October 5.0"

7.5 days with precipitation

November 4.2"

8.2 days with precipitation

December 5.2"

9.9 days with precipitation

Monroe Rgnl spreads its precipitation across the year

Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 22% of the annual total and December through February 27%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Monroe Rgnl has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 36°F seasonal spread.

The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: April averages 5.8" and September 3.5". 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 Monroe Rgnl, it arrives in quantity

55.1" of precipitation falls across only about 106 wet days here, averaging 0.52 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 106 a year, 29% of all days
Average depth per wet day
0.52 inches
Most wet days
January, about 10
Fewest wet days
September, about 7

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.

Frost Dates & Growing Season

First Fall Freeze

November 15

50% probability date

Last Spring Freeze

March 8

50% probability date

Growing Season

252 days

Heating & Cooling Degree Days

Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling

Heating Degree Days

2,213

Higher = more heating needed

Cooling Degree Days

2,495

Higher = more cooling needed

Warmest Month

July

Coldest Month

January

Humidity & Wind

Monthly averages from hourly observations

Month Humidity Wind (mph)
January 70% 7.0
February 68% 7.9
March 69% 7.6
April 71% 7.0
May 74% 5.8
June 75% 5.0
July 74% 4.6
August 73% 4.8
September 70% 5.3
October 74% 5.4
November 73% 6.3
December 73% 6.9

Nationwide similar cities

Other rankable U.S. places outside LA closest to Monroe Rgnl 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 (66°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (55.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.

Louisiana climate overview →

Data-derived climate profile

How Monroe Rgnl's climate pattern fits together

mixed demand · wet · mid swing

Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Monroe Rgnl averages 55.1 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.

July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Monroe Rgnl's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 36.0°F. The annual average is 66°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.

Heating and cooling both register in Monroe Rgnl's normal, at 2,213 and 2,495 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.

The frost-free window extends for about 252 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 Monroe Rgnl'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 Monroe Rgnl, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.

Questions about Monroe Rgnl's climate

How much rain does Monroe Rgnl get?
Monroe Rgnl receives 55.1 inches of precipitation. Based on NOAA 30-year climate normals (1991-2020).
How many days above 90°F does Monroe Rgnl get?
Monroe Rgnl averages about 97 days a year at or above 90°F, concentrated in July and the months either side of it. That is a count of days reaching the threshold, not a measure of how far above it they go.
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Monroe Rgnl?
Monroe Rgnl has 2,213 heating degree days and 2,495 cooling degree days annually, a fairly balanced heating/cooling split. Degree-day definitions: reading weather data.

Data Sources

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Monroe Rgnl's primary station: MONROE RGNL AP (USW00013942). For informational purposes only.

Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Monroe Rgnl; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainClimate

On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Monroe Rgnl 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.