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Baton Rouge Weather
United States · Updated Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM ET
71°F
Overcast Clouds
Feels like 72°F · H 72°F / L 70°F
Humidity
92%
Wind
6 mph
E
Visibility
6 mi
Golden Hour · Baton Rouge Today
Morning Golden Hour
6:32 PM – 7:32 PM
Sunrise 6:42 PM
Evening Golden Hour
6:26 AM – 7:26 AM
Sunset 7:16 AM
About Baton Rouge Weather
Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River is Louisiana's capital and second-largest city. The city has a hot humid subtropical climate with extremely high heat index values in summer. The river provides a weather corridor while the vast petrochemical corridor to the south (Cancer Alley) combines industrial emissions with natural humidity for air quality challenges.