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United States / Louisiana / Shreveport-Bossier City Metro Area / De Soto County / Gloster / Zip Codes
Gloster, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Daytime temperatures average in the upper 80s during the summer months while nighttime temperatures dip into the mid-60s. Winters are mild with daytime temperatures ranging from the low to mid-50s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 60 inches per year. The area can occasionally experience thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail storms, and tropical storms or hurricanes during hurricane season.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.3 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Gloster, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGloster, LouisianaUnited States
  53.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.6 in.27.8 in.
  89.4 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  92.9°85.8°
  33.8°21.7°
  7.17
  5.94.3
  243 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 Gloster with an average high temperature of 93.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Louisiana. In Gloster, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gloster are October, April and May.
In Gloster, there are 78.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gloster with an average of 33.8°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Gloster, there are 41.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Gloster, 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 Gloster 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 Gloster with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 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 53.8 inches in Gloster means that it is one of the driest places in Louisiana.
December is the rainiest month in Gloster with 8.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 89.4 rainy days annually in Gloster, which is one of the least rainy places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.6 inches in Gloster means that it is one of the snowiest places in Louisiana. February is the snowiest month in Gloster with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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