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United States / Louisiana / Hammond Metro Area / Tangipahoa County / Amite City / Zip Codes
Amite City, LA enjoys a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The region receives 47 inches of rain on average each year, mostly during the summer months of May, June, and July. Temperatures in Amite City range from an average low of 46°F in January to an average high of 93°F in August. Winter temperatures are typically mild, with lows falling into the 40s and highs reaching around 70°F.

Amite City, Louisiana gets 65 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Amite City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Amite City 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 65 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Amite City is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.7 Summer - 7.7 Winter
October, April and November are the most pleasant months in Amite City, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAmite City, LouisianaUnited States
  65.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  105.5 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  92.3°85.8°
  37.8°21.7°
  77
  5.74.3
  118 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 Amite City with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Louisiana. In Amite City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Amite City are April, October and March.
In Amite City, there are 87.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Amite City with an average of 37.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
In Amite City, there are 29.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Amite City, 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 Amite City 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.
July is the wettest month in Amite City with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 4.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.4 inches in Amite City means that it is one of the wettest places in Louisiana.
July is the rainiest month in Amite City with 12.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 105.5 rainy days annually in Amite City, 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 Amite City, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Amite City.
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