Camping in Louisiana: Best Months, Booking and Fire Rules
Across Louisiana's 3 NOAA reference stations, camping weather is mild from October to May, with average highs of 61 to 85 F and lows of 42 to 66 F. Nights at or below freezing show up from November to March, most often in January, when they average 6.8 a month.
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The best months for camping in Louisiana
By NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals, camping weather in Louisiana is mild October to May. Pick the station nearest your campground below; high ground runs colder than any station.
- Jan61° / 42°Freezing nights
- Feb65° / 45°Freezing nights
- Mar72° / 51°Freezing nights
- Apr79° / 58°Mild
- May85° / 66°Mild
- Jun91° / 73°Hot
- Jul92° / 75°Hot
- Aug93° / 74°Hot
- Sep89° / 70°Hot
- Oct80° / 59°Mild
- Nov70° / 49°Freezing nights
- Dec63° / 43°Freezing nights
Each month shows the average high and low across the state’s reference stations, in F. Mild means an average high of 60 to 85 F with lows of 40 F or more. Freezing nights means the stations average one or more nights a month at or below 32 F.
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January (mild) | 62 F | 42 F | 7 |
| February (mild) | 67 F | 45 F | 3.4 |
| March (mild) | 73 F | 51 F | 0.8 |
| April (mild) | 79 F | 57 F | 0 |
| May | 86 F | 65 F | 0 |
| June | 91 F | 72 F | 0 |
| July | 92 F | 74 F | 0 |
| August | 92 F | 73 F | 0 |
| September | 89 F | 69 F | 0 |
| October (mild) | 81 F | 58 F | 0 |
| November (mild) | 71 F | 48 F | 1.7 |
| December (mild) | 64 F | 43 F | 5.4 |
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January (mild) | 63 F | 46 F | 2.9 |
| February (mild) | 66 F | 50 F | 0.9 |
| March (mild) | 72 F | 55 F | 0.2 |
| April (mild) | 79 F | 62 F | 0 |
| May (mild) | 85 F | 69 F | 0 |
| June | 90 F | 75 F | 0 |
| July | 91 F | 77 F | 0 |
| August | 91 F | 77 F | 0 |
| September | 88 F | 74 F | 0 |
| October (mild) | 81 F | 64 F | 0 |
| November (mild) | 71 F | 54 F | 0.4 |
| December (mild) | 65 F | 48 F | 1 |
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| Month | Average high | Average low | Nights at or below 32 F |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58 F | 37 F | 10.5 |
| February (mild) | 63 F | 41 F | 5.5 |
| March (mild) | 70 F | 48 F | 1.9 |
| April (mild) | 78 F | 54 F | 0 |
| May (mild) | 85 F | 64 F | 0 |
| June | 91 F | 71 F | 0 |
| July | 94 F | 74 F | 0 |
| August | 95 F | 73 F | 0 |
| September | 90 F | 67 F | 0 |
| October (mild) | 79 F | 55 F | 0.1 |
| November (mild) | 68 F | 45 F | 2.8 |
| December | 60 F | 39 F | 8.6 |
How to book a state park campsite in Louisiana
Book and read the rules at Louisiana Office of State Parks.
The booking rules are at Louisiana Office of State Parks.
Quoted from Louisiana Office of State Parks pages read October 18, 2026. Windows and fees change, so confirm on the booking site.
Camping outside a campground in Louisiana
Dispersed camping (camping outside of a designated recreation area) is welcomed across the Kisatchie National Forest.USFS, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Campfires when you camp in Louisiana
Campfires on national forest and BLM land
Campfires are allowed when you are dispersed camping unless there are fire restrictions in effect due to high fire danger conditions.USFS, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Where fire restrictions are posted
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry provides the state burn ban map for current fire conditions and burn bans on their website .USFS, read October 18, 2026. Read it at the source
Current restrictions: Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Louisiana camping questions
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Where this page’s facts come from
- State park, forestry and federal land pages (read October 18, 2026). Booking windows, reservation systems, campfire rules, fire restriction sources and rules for camping outside a campground, each quoted word for word with a link to the page it came from.
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020 (read October 18, 2026). Average monthly high, low and nights at or below 32 F at 150 reference stations, the same stations the heat season and heating season pages use.
- National Weather Service alerts (live, read in your browser when the page loads). Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, Fire Warnings, Freeze Warnings and High Wind Warnings, read live from api.weather.gov.
- National Weather Service 7 day forecast (live, read in your browser when the page loads). The weekend forecast for the ZIP code a visitor enters, read live from api.weather.gov.
Climate figures are NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals at 3 reference stations in Louisiana. Rules are quoted from agency pages and can change.