Fort Polk South (zip 71459), Louisiana Weather

The most pleasant months of the year for the 71459 zip code are April, October and May. In the 71459 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. August is the hottest month for the 71459 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 71459 zip code with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June.

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 the Fort Polk South (zip 71459) area is 3.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.8 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.

Average Monthly High and Low (°F)

	High	Low
January	59°	38°
February	63°	41°
March	70°	48°
April	77°	54°
May	84°	63°
June	90°	69°
July	92°	72°
August	93°	71°
September	88°	66°
October	79°	55°
November	69°	47°
December	61°	40°

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Fort Polk South

	Hot Days	Freezing Days	Rainy Days	Snowy Days
January	0	10	11	0
February	0	6	10	0
March	0	2	9	0
April	0	0	7	0
May	4	0	9	0
June	14	0	11	0
July	22	0	11	0
August	24	0	9	0
September	12	0	8	0
October	1	0	8	0
November	0	2	9	0
December	0	8	11	0

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.

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