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Baton Rouge, LA vs Jersey City, NJ weather comparison

Baton Rouge

LA

Jersey City picks up around 28 more inches of snow each winter.

Baton Rouge has around 58 fewer freezing nights a year. Baton Rouge endures about 63 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 Jersey City, NJ
Baton RougeMetricJersey City
214 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies202 days
67 inPrecipitationper year44 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year121 days
0 inSnowfallper year29 in
90 daysHot daysabove 90 °F27 days
20 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F78 days
77%Humidityaverage relative71%
68 °FAverage temperatureyear round55 °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 RougeJersey City

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBaton 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 °FJersey City, Jan: 40 °FJersey City, Feb: 42 °FJersey City, Mar: 50 °FJersey City, Apr: 62 °FJersey City, May: 72 °FJersey City, Jun: 81 °FJersey City, Jul: 86 °FJersey City, Aug: 84 °FJersey City, Sep: 77 °FJersey City, Oct: 65 °FJersey City, Nov: 54 °FJersey City, Dec: 44 °F

Daily lows

4060JanMarMayJulSepNovBaton 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 °FJersey City, Jan: 26 °FJersey City, Feb: 27 °FJersey City, Mar: 34 °FJersey City, Apr: 44 °FJersey City, May: 54 °FJersey City, Jun: 64 °FJersey City, Jul: 69 °FJersey City, Aug: 68 °FJersey City, Sep: 61 °FJersey City, Oct: 49 °FJersey City, Nov: 39 °FJersey City, Dec: 32 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Baton Rouge high626572788590919188817164
Jersey City high404250627281868477655444
Baton Rouge low404450566571737368574742
Jersey City low262734445464696861493932

Monthly precipitation

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

Baton RougeJersey City
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 inJersey City, Jan: 3.2 inJersey City, Feb: 3.0 inJersey City, Mar: 4.1 inJersey City, Apr: 3.6 inJersey City, May: 3.3 inJersey City, Jun: 3.9 inJersey City, Jul: 4.0 inJersey City, Aug: 4.0 inJersey City, Sep: 3.7 inJersey City, Oct: 3.8 inJersey City, Nov: 3.0 inJersey City, Dec: 3.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Baton Rouge6.25.75.85.85.26.06.66.65.04.34.55.6
Jersey City3.23.04.13.63.33.94.04.03.73.83.03.9

Monthly sunny days

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

Baton RougeJersey City
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBaton 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 daysJersey City, Jan: 17 daysJersey City, Feb: 16 daysJersey City, Mar: 17 daysJersey City, Apr: 15 daysJersey City, May: 15 daysJersey City, Jun: 15 daysJersey City, Jul: 18 daysJersey City, Aug: 18 daysJersey City, Sep: 18 daysJersey City, Oct: 19 daysJersey City, Nov: 17 daysJersey City, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Baton Rouge151316172020181820221916
Jersey City171617151515181818191716

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).