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Baton Rouge, LA vs Fresno, CA weather comparison

Baton Rouge

LA

Fresno sees rain or snow on roughly 68 fewer days each year.

Fresno enjoys about 74 more sunny days a year than Baton Rouge. Fresno endures about 28 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Baton Rouge, LA and Fresno, CA
Baton RougeMetricFresno
214 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies288 days
67 inPrecipitationper year11 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year47 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
90 daysHot daysabove 90 °F117 days
20 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F12 days
77%Humidityaverage relative55%
68 °FAverage temperatureyear round66 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

Baton RougeFresno

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovBaton Rouge, Jan: 62 °FBaton Rouge, Feb: 65 °FBaton Rouge, Mar: 72 °FBaton Rouge, Apr: 78 °FBaton Rouge, May: 85 °FBaton Rouge, Jun: 90 °FBaton Rouge, Jul: 91 °FBaton Rouge, Aug: 91 °FBaton Rouge, Sep: 88 °FBaton Rouge, Oct: 81 °FBaton Rouge, Nov: 71 °FBaton Rouge, Dec: 64 °FFresno, Jan: 58 °FFresno, Feb: 64 °FFresno, Mar: 70 °FFresno, Apr: 76 °FFresno, May: 85 °FFresno, Jun: 93 °FFresno, Jul: 99 °FFresno, Aug: 98 °FFresno, Sep: 93 °FFresno, Oct: 81 °FFresno, Nov: 67 °FFresno, Dec: 58 °F

Daily lows

40506070JanMarMayJulSepNovBaton Rouge, Jan: 40 °FBaton Rouge, Feb: 44 °FBaton Rouge, Mar: 50 °FBaton Rouge, Apr: 56 °FBaton Rouge, May: 65 °FBaton Rouge, Jun: 71 °FBaton Rouge, Jul: 73 °FBaton Rouge, Aug: 73 °FBaton Rouge, Sep: 68 °FBaton Rouge, Oct: 57 °FBaton Rouge, Nov: 47 °FBaton Rouge, Dec: 42 °FFresno, Jan: 40 °FFresno, Feb: 42 °FFresno, Mar: 46 °FFresno, Apr: 50 °FFresno, May: 56 °FFresno, Jun: 63 °FFresno, Jul: 68 °FFresno, Aug: 67 °FFresno, Sep: 63 °FFresno, Oct: 54 °FFresno, Nov: 45 °FFresno, Dec: 39 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Baton Rouge high626572788590919188817164
Fresno high586470768593999893816758
Baton Rouge low404450566571737368574742
Fresno low404246505663686763544539

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Baton RougeFresno
0.02.04.06.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBaton Rouge, Jan: 6.2 inBaton Rouge, Feb: 5.7 inBaton Rouge, Mar: 5.8 inBaton Rouge, Apr: 5.8 inBaton Rouge, May: 5.2 inBaton Rouge, Jun: 6.0 inBaton Rouge, Jul: 6.6 inBaton Rouge, Aug: 6.6 inBaton Rouge, Sep: 5.0 inBaton Rouge, Oct: 4.3 inBaton Rouge, Nov: 4.5 inBaton Rouge, Dec: 5.6 inFresno, Jan: 2.3 inFresno, Feb: 2.0 inFresno, Mar: 1.9 inFresno, Apr: 0.9 inFresno, May: 0.4 inFresno, Jun: 0.1 inFresno, Jul: 0.0 inFresno, Aug: 0.0 inFresno, Sep: 0.0 inFresno, Oct: 0.6 inFresno, Nov: 1.0 inFresno, Dec: 1.9 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Baton Rouge6.25.75.85.85.26.06.66.65.04.34.55.6
Fresno2.32.01.90.90.40.10.00.00.00.61.01.9

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Baton RougeFresno
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovBaton Rouge, Jan: 15 daysBaton Rouge, Feb: 13 daysBaton Rouge, Mar: 16 daysBaton Rouge, Apr: 17 daysBaton Rouge, May: 20 daysBaton Rouge, Jun: 20 daysBaton Rouge, Jul: 18 daysBaton Rouge, Aug: 18 daysBaton Rouge, Sep: 20 daysBaton Rouge, Oct: 22 daysBaton Rouge, Nov: 19 daysBaton Rouge, Dec: 16 daysFresno, Jan: 17 daysFresno, Feb: 17 daysFresno, Mar: 20 daysFresno, Apr: 23 daysFresno, May: 27 daysFresno, Jun: 28 daysFresno, Jul: 30 daysFresno, Aug: 30 daysFresno, Sep: 29 daysFresno, Oct: 28 daysFresno, Nov: 23 daysFresno, Dec: 19 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Baton Rouge151316172020181820221916
Fresno171720232728303029282319

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).