St. Gabriel, LA Climate


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St. Gabriel, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and muggy summers and mild winters. The town experiences plenty of rainfall throughout the year, making it an ideal area for outdoor activities like fishing, boating, and camping. Summers usually have temperatures between the upper 80s and lower 90s with high humidity levels that can reach up to 85%. It is not unusual for the town to experience a few days in a row of temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months. Winters are usually mild with temperatures ranging from the mid-50s to low-60s but still some nights can drop below freezing briefly. Overall, St. Gabriel is a great place for those who enjoy warm weather all year round.

St. Gabriel, Louisiana gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in St. Gabriel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Gabriel gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. Gabriel is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.3 Summer - 7.8 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in St. Gabriel, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Gabriel, LouisianaUnited States
  59.1 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  105.5 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  91.2°85.8°
  40.2°21.7°
  6.97
  5.74.3
  23 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 St. Gabriel with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In St. Gabriel, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Gabriel are April, October and March.
In St. Gabriel, 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 St. Gabriel with an average of 40.2°. This is warmer than most places in Louisiana.
In St. Gabriel, there are 17.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Louisiana.
In St. Gabriel, 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 St. Gabriel 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 St. Gabriel with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.1 inches in St. Gabriel means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.
July is the rainiest month in St. Gabriel with 11.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 105.5 rainy days annually in St. Gabriel, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in St. Gabriel, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in St. Gabriel.
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