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United States / Louisiana / Lafayette Metro Area / Lafayette County / Ossun / Zip Codes
Ossun, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. The average high temperature in July is around 90°F and the average low temperature in January is around 40°F. The area experiences heavy rainfall during the summer months, with an average of about 55 inches per year. In addition to rain, thunderstorms are common during this season. Snowfall is rare in Ossun, usually occurring once every couple years at most.

Ossun, Louisiana gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Ossun. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ossun gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 42
Rain: averages 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ossun is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

2.8 Summer - 7.9 Winter
April, October and November are the most pleasant months in Ossun, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOssun, LouisianaUnited States
  61.6 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  108.0 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  91.5°85.8°
  41.6°21.7°
  6.87
  5.94.3
  39 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 Ossun with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Louisiana. In Ossun, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ossun are April, October and March.
In Ossun, there are 80.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ossun with an average of 41.6°. This is warmer than most places in Louisiana.
In Ossun, there are 14.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Louisiana.
In Ossun, 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 Ossun 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.
June is the wettest month in Ossun with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.6 inches in Ossun means that it is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
July is the rainiest month in Ossun with 12.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 108.0 rainy days annually in Ossun, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Ossun, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Ossun.
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