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Monthly climate in Ruston, Louisiana, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ruston features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (3 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1498 mm (59.0 inches) and receives 129 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ruston enjoys an average of 3052 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 2 minutes to 14 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ruston, Louisiana, United States §

The warmest months in Ruston are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (48 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ruston experiences 172 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 19 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ruston, Louisiana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average low 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Minimum -12°C
(11°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ruston, Louisiana, United States §

Ruston usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 12 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ruston are July, September and November. On average, 90 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ruston, Louisiana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 115 (4.5) 172 (6.8) 144 (5.7) 182 (7.2) 141 (5.6) 112 (4.4) 90 (3.5) 111 (4.4) 92 (3.6) 120 (4.7) 89 (3.5) 130 (5.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 13 14 10 13 12 14 10 8 9 8 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Ruston, Louisiana, United States §

The sunniest months in Ruston are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ruston: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ruston, Louisiana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 158 156 227 257 302 309 340 314 280 265 239 198
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 16m 11h 1m 12h 0m 12h 59m 13h 49m 14h 14m 14h 0m 13h 16m 12h 19m 11h 19m 10h 28m 10h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Ruston, Louisiana, United States §

Ruston experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ruston UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ruston, Louisiana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 7 8 11 11 12 11 11 10 8 6 4