Cotton Valley, LA Climate


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Cotton Valley, LA is located in the state of Louisiana and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with high temperatures usually in the upper 80s to lower 90s and abundant sunshine. Winters are mild to cool with occasional cold spells, but it rarely snows. Rainfall is abundant year-round, especially during summer months when it often rains heavily during thunderstorms. The area enjoys long days of sunshine throughout the year as well.

Cotton Valley, Louisiana gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cotton Valley averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Cotton Valley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cotton Valley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 32
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.7 Summer - 7.1 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Cotton Valley, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCotton Valley, LouisianaUnited States
  53.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.8 in.27.8 in.
  86.9 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  92.5°85.8°
  32.0°21.7°
  7.17
  5.84.3
  223 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 Cotton Valley with an average high temperature of 93.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Louisiana. In Cotton Valley, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cotton Valley are October, April and May.
In Cotton Valley, there are 77.3 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 Cotton Valley with an average of 32.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Cotton Valley, there are 55.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Cotton Valley, 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 Cotton Valley 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 Cotton Valley with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.5 inches in Cotton Valley means that it is one of the driest places in Louisiana.
December is the rainiest month in Cotton Valley with 8.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 86.9 rainy days annually in Cotton Valley, 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 Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.8 inches in Cotton Valley means that it is one of the snowiest places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in Cotton Valley with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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