Jamestown, LA Climate


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United States / Louisiana / No Metro Area / Bienville County / Jamestown / Zip Codes
Jamestown, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in summer is around 85°F, while winter temperatures are usually between 50-60°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with June being the wettest month and November the driest. Jamestown typically experiences several days of thunderstorms each year, mainly in the spring and summer months. The area also benefits from cool breezes coming off of Lake Ponchartrain to the north which help to moderate temperatures slightly during both summer and winter months.

Jamestown, Louisiana gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jamestown averages 1 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 Jamestown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jamestown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateJamestown, LouisianaUnited States
  55.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  94.9 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  92.4°85.8°
  34.1°21.7°
  7.17
  5.64.3
  230 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 Jamestown with an average high temperature of 93.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In Jamestown, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jamestown are October, April and May.
In Jamestown, there are 76.0 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 Jamestown with an average of 34.1°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Jamestown, there are 46.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Jamestown, 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 Jamestown 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 Jamestown with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.0 inches in Jamestown means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.
February is the rainiest month in Jamestown with 9.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 94.9 rainy days annually in Jamestown, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Jamestown means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in Jamestown with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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