Climateby Month

Shreveport, LA climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 150 ft elevation

Summers in Shreveport are hot and oppressively humid; winters are cool. Highs peak at 95°F in August and fall to 58°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 7 to 10 a month. Snow is rare. The most comfortable time to visit is March and April.

Warmest month
95°F
August normal high
Coldest month
37°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
101
51.4 in of precipitation
Muggy days a year
129
dew point 65°F or higher

How warm is Shreveport?

Normal highs range from 58°F in January to 95°F in August.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 58°F (14°C), low 37°F (3°C) 58° 37° February: normal high 63°F (17°C), low 41°F (5°C) March: normal high 70°F (21°C), low 48°F (9°C) April: normal high 78°F (26°C), low 54°F (12°C) May: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 64°F (18°C) June: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 71°F (22°C) July: normal high 94°F (34°C), low 74°F (23°C) August: normal high 95°F (35°C), low 73°F (23°C) 95° 73° September: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 67°F (19°C) October: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 55°F (13°C) November: normal high 68°F (20°C), low 45°F (7°C) December: normal high 60°F (16°C), low 39°F (4°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Shreveport?

March has the most wet days (about 10); the year brings about 51 in of precipitation.

January: 9 wet days February: 10 wet days March: 10 wet days 10 April: 8 wet days May: 9 wet days June: 9 wet days July: 8 wet days August: 7 wet days 7 September: 7 wet days October: 8 wet days November: 8 wet days December: 10 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How humid is Shreveport?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 29 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 1 muggy days April: 4 muggy days May: 16 muggy days June: 26 muggy days July: 29 muggy days 29 August: 28 muggy days September: 18 muggy days October: 7 muggy days November: 1 muggy days December: 1 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Shreveport Regional Airport, 6.9 mi SW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.1 hours in December to 14.3 hours in June.

January: 10.3 hours of daylight February: 11.0 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.0 hours of daylight May: 13.8 hours of daylight June: 14.3 hours of daylight 14.3 July: 14.0 hours of daylight August: 13.3 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.4 hours of daylight November: 10.5 hours of daylight December: 10.1 hours of daylight 10.1 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Shreveport, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 58°F37°F 4.4 in9 0.2 in 0 10.3 h
February 63°F41°F 4.3 in10 0.5 in 0 11.0 h
March 70°F48°F 4.9 in10 0.1 in 1 12.0 h
April 78°F54°F 5.2 in8 0.0 in 4 13.0 h
May 85°F64°F 4.5 in9 0.0 in 16 13.8 h
June 91°F71°F 4.8 in9 0.0 in 26 14.3 h
July 94°F74°F 3.5 in8 0.0 in 29 14.0 h
August 95°F73°F 2.9 in7 0.0 in 28 13.3 h
September 90°F67°F 3.5 in7 0.0 in 18 12.4 h
October 79°F55°F 4.6 in8 0.0 in 7 11.4 h
November 68°F45°F 4.0 in8 0.0 in 1 10.5 h
December 60°F39°F 4.9 in10 0.1 in 1 10.1 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Shreveport

By our comfort score, the best months are March and April.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 54962
Feb 591161
Mar 681670
Apr 671350
May 54466
Jun 400620
Jul 360527
Aug 360426
Sep 412417
Oct 591153
Nov 631460
Dec 53961

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Shreveport

The last spring frost typically comes around Feb 28, and the first fall frost around Nov 24, leaving 268 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Shreveport
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Feb 28after Mar 19
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 24before Nov 7
Last hard freeze (28°F)Feb 11after Mar 7
First hard freeze (28°F)Dec 10before Nov 17
Frost-free season268 daysunder 241 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Shreveport Downtown Airport (USW00053905), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Louisiana.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 109°F (August 17, 2011, and 2 other days); the lowest was 12°F (January 18, 2018, and 2 other days).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Shreveport (USW00013957), 7.4 mi SW of the city center, 273 ft (123 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Frost dates: Shreveport Downtown Airport (USW00053905), 1.3 mi NNE of the city center, 179 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Shreveport Regional Airport (722480-13957), 6.9 mi SW of the city center, 228 ft (78 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error