Baton Rouge experiences its hottest June on record

June 30, 2023

**Baton Rouge area’s top-five hottest average temperatures in June on record (in degrees Fahrenheit).** (Data source: National Weather Service/Louisiana Illuminator illustration)

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Louisianans have some extra latitude to curse the weather this summer. For some parts of the state, this time of year has never been hotter. As a heat wave sits over the South, Baton Rouge saw its hottest June on record with an average temperature of 84.2 degrees. Smothering humidity brought the city’s heat index,

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