Average Temperatures for Louisiana in May

Average temperatures for May at cities, communities and other locations around Louisiana are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Gulf Coast, Florida Parishes, Central and North Louisiana.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Gulf Coast

Average May temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
82 70 Boothville 28 21
84 67 Crowley 29 19
85 67 Houma 30 20
86 67 Lafayette 30 20
85 67 Lake Charles 30 20
84 69 Morgan City 29 20
86 67 New Iberia 30 19
85 69 New Orleans 30 21
83 69 Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge 29 21

Florida Parishes

Average daily temperatures in May
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
86 65 Baton Rouge 30 18
85 63 Bogalusa 30 17
85 63 Hammond 29 17
86 66 New Roads 30 19
83 66 Slidell 28 19

Central Louisiana

May temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
83 64 Alexandria 29 18
85 62 Leesville 29 17
87 65 Natchitoches 30 18
85 61 Winnfield 29 16

North Louisiana

Average May temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
82 63 Lake Providence 28 17
85 62 Monroe 29 17
83 61 Ruston 28 16
85 64 Shreveport 29 18
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Louisiana Temperatures
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