Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:03 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:58 am – 5:08 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 42°F59 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare90 days above 90°F, 19 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Roads 5 Ne station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsPort Hudson National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.8 miLouisiana National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.8 mi · 104 acresPort Hudson State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.4 mi · 913 acresFlonacher Road Parkpark · 7.6 mi · 191 acresAlsen Parkpark · 8.5 miCat Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.8 mi · 10,817 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201033 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201033 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWest Baton Rouge Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality49% of days had good air in 2025180 of 365 days measured183 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 51, worst day 122main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, West Baton Rouge County monitors, LA
Drinking waterWest Baton Rouge Water Works District 2serves 13,437 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation22 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPointe Coupee General Hospital9.4 miPost officeRougon Post Office2.2 miTown hallNew Roads City Hall8.8 miPolicePointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office8.7 miFire stationWest Baton Rouge Fire Station 61 - Rosehillunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern University and A and M College9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR12 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY77 miInterstateI-11010 miUS highwayUS 1905.8 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT48 miCoachBaton RougeDelta Bus Lines Inc.14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70720 ZIP area.
