Downsville, LA Climate


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Downsville, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters and plenty of rain throughout the year. Summers are usually hot and steamy, with temperatures reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit (32°C) on most days. Winters are typically mild and relatively short, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Rainfall in Downsville is abundant throughout the year with an average of 47 inches (119 cm) per year. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms during late spring and summer months.

Downsville, Louisiana gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Downsville averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Downsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Downsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 34
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Downsville is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Louisiana.

4.4 Summer - 7.1 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Downsville, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDownsville, LouisianaUnited States
  56.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.8 in.27.8 in.
  91.4 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  92.4°85.8°
  33.5°21.7°
  7.17
  5.44.3
  256 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 Downsville with an average high temperature of 92.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In Downsville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Downsville are October, April and May.
In Downsville, there are 73.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Downsville with an average of 33.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Downsville, there are 44.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Downsville, 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 Downsville 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 Downsville with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.7 inches in Downsville means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.
January is the rainiest month in Downsville with 8.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 91.4 rainy days annually in Downsville, which is less rainy 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 0.8 inches in Downsville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in Downsville with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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