Lafayette weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Lafayette is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with November and April close behind. Lafayette averages about 2,479 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 93 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,479
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 1,583 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 158k
- Elevation
- 12 m
When is the best time to visit Lafayette?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lafayette is March, then November and April. The dullest month is January (47/100, 122 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lafayette?
Lafayette gets a moderate 2,479 hours of sunshine a year. March (76/100) is noticeably better than January (47). It ranks #213 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,583 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 122 mm | 3 |
| February | 62 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 102 mm | 4 |
| March | 76 | 21° / 70°F | 12° / 54°F | 93 mm | 6 |
| April | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 115 mm | 8 |
| May | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 127 mm | 8 |
| June | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 177 mm | 9 |
| July | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 174 mm | 9 |
| August | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 187 mm | 8 |
| September | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 140 mm | 8 |
| October | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 125 mm | 6 |
| November | 76 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 96 mm | 4 |
| December | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 125 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Baton Rouge United States · 88 km · best in Nov · 2,479 h sun/yr
- New Orleans United States · 167 km · best in Nov · 2,505 h sun/yr
- Gulfport United States · 281 km · best in Nov · 2,546 h sun/yr
- Jackson (Mississippi) United States · 296 km · best in Sep · 2,526 h sun/yr
- Shreveport United States · 304 km · best in Sep · 2,443 h sun/yr
- Houston United States · 324 km · best in Mar · 2,407 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lake Charles United States · 119 km · 2,380 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Beaumont/Port Arthur United States · 198 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Monroe United States · 256 km · 2,435 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Lafayette compares month by month: Lafayette vs New Orleans · Lafayette vs Baton Rouge · Lafayette vs Shreveport · Lafayette vs Gulfport · all comparisons
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