Toledo Bend Lake, Louisiana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Toledo Bend Lake's normal year runs from 38°F January nights to 94°F August afternoons, with 57.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 19.3°C, January lows of 3°C, August highs of 34°C, 1,460 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationToledo Bend Lake
- Station IDUSC00169074
- Location31.20°N 93.57°W
- Elevation181 ft (55 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Toledo Bend Lake is 78°F and the normal low 54°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Toledo Bend Lake.
- Jan 59° 38°
- Feb 63° 42°
- Mar 70° 49°
- Apr 77° 55°
- May 83° 63°
- Jun 89° 70°
- Jul 91° 72°
- Aug 94° 73°
- Sep 88° 68°
- Oct 80° 56°
- Nov 69° 48°
- Dec 62° 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 Toledo Bend Lake each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 38°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.78 in), the least in July (3.91 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 38°F | 48.7°F | 5.56 | – | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 42°F | 52.8°F | 4.58 | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 49°F | 59.5°F | 5.18 | – | <1 | 1 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 55°F | 65.8°F | 4.64 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| May | 83°F | 63°F | 73.2°F | 4.40 | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| June | 89°F | 70°F | 79.3°F | 4.81 | – | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 72°F | 81.9°F | 3.91 | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 94°F | 73°F | 83.1°F | 4.17 | – | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 68°F | 78.1°F | 4.52 | – | 16 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 56°F | 68.2°F | 4.98 | – | 3 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 69°F | 48°F | 58.2°F | 4.96 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h 40 min |
| December | 62°F | 41°F | 51.3°F | 5.78 | – | <1 | 6 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 56°F | 66.7°F | 57.49 | – | 90 | 22 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 3°C | 9.3°C | 141 mm |
| February | 17°C | 6°C | 11.6°C | 116 mm |
| March | 21°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 132 mm |
| April | 25°C | 13°C | 18.8°C | 118 mm |
| May | 28°C | 17°C | 22.9°C | 112 mm |
| June | 32°C | 21°C | 26.3°C | 122 mm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.7°C | 99 mm |
| August | 34°C | 23°C | 28.4°C | 106 mm |
| September | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 115 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.1°C | 126 mm |
| November | 20°C | 9°C | 14.6°C | 126 mm |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 10.7°C | 147 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Toledo Bend Dam (2 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00169074; 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 Toledo Bend Lake?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
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 USC00169074.
When is the last frost at Toledo Bend Lake?
In Toledo Bend Lake, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 1 in half of years and after March 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 30 in half of years and before November 9 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 11 year in 10 after March 22; 9 in 10 after February 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 301 year in 10 before November 9; 9 in 10 before December 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 272 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 307 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 12 in half of springs and before December 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Toledo Bend Lake in zone 9a in ZIP code 71403, 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 USC00169074; 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 Toledo Bend Lake?
In a normal year in Toledo Bend Lake, 90 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more) and 22 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 90a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00169074.
How sunny is it at Toledo Bend Lake?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Toledo Bend Lake, 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 Toledo Bend Lake record?
A normal year at Toledo Bend Lake brings 1,875 heating degree days, 65% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,504 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 6,457 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 510 | 5 |
| February | 354 | 11 |
| March | 210 | 38 |
| April | 73 | 96 |
| May | 9 | 264 |
| June | 0 | 429 |
| July | 0 | 522 |
| August | 0 | 559 |
| September | 0 | 393 |
| October | 49 | 148 |
| November | 231 | 27 |
| December | 438 | 12 |
| Year (annual) | 1,875 | 2,504 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00169074. 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 Toledo Bend Lake's climate compare?
Toledo Bend Lake is warmer than 29 of the 65 places with their own NOAA record in Louisiana, and wetter than 13. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 66.7°F is warmer than 91%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Toledo Bend Lake 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 Toledo Bend Lake share this climate record?
4 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.
- Newton, TX1,571 people · 27 mi SW
- Hemphill, TX1,039 people · 19 mi NW
- Pineland, TX896 people · 24 mi W
- South Toledo Bend, TX304 people · 3 mi SW
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 Toledo Bend Lake's climate
What is the coldest month at Toledo Bend Lake?
January, with a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 38°F. The warmest is August (94°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Toledo Bend Lake?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Toledo Bend Dam (2 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Toledo Bend Lake?
December, with 5.78 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 3.91 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Toledo Bend Lake in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Toledo Bend Lake in zone 9a in ZIP code 71403, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Toledo Bend Lake?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 1; 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
- Toledo Bend Dam, TX2 miles from this station, 66.0°F a year
- Hodges Gardens, LA16 miles from this station, 66.4°F a year
- Leesville, LA20 miles from this station, 66.2°F a year
- Peason Ridge Range, LA22 miles from this station, 66.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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