Rapides Parish, LA Climate

Rapides, LA County is known for its mild climate year-round. The average temperature is around 75°F in the summer months and around 55°F in the winter months. During the warmer months, the humidity can be high, but strong breezes from nearby rivers help to keep it comfortable. Rainfall averages about 50 inches per year with most of it occurring between February and April. The area is generally sunny and dry in autumn and winter months. Snowfall rarely occurs, but when it does it is light and short-lived.

Rapides County, Louisiana gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rapides County averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Rapides County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rapides County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rapides Parish is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.6 Summer - 7.5 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in Rapides Parish, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rapides, Louisiana	United States
	59.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	104.9 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	92.1°	85.8°
	37.6°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	6	4.3
	120 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Rapides Parish with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In Rapides Parish, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rapides Parish are April, October and May.

In Rapides Parish, there are 79.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rapides Parish with an average of 37.6°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In Rapides Parish, there are 25.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In Rapides Parish, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

Humidity in Rapides Parish can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.

December is the wettest month in Rapides Parish with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.7 inches in Rapides Parish means that it is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

January is the rainiest month in Rapides Parish with 10.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 104.9 rainy days annually in Rapides Parish, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Rapides Parish means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in Rapides Parish with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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