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United States / Louisiana / No Metro Area / Bienville County / Gibsland / Zip Codes
Gibsland, LA has a temperate climate with mild winters and hot summers. The area usually experiences low humidity levels, making it an ideal place to escape the heat during the summer months. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with average temperatures ranging from 50-90 degrees Fahrenheit. There are occasional thunderstorms, and snowfall is rare in this region.

Gibsland, Louisiana gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gibsland 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 Gibsland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gibsland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 89 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 33
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gibsland 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 Gibsland, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGibsland, LouisianaUnited States
  57.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.5 in.27.8 in.
  88.7 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  92.2°85.8°
  33.3°21.7°
  7.17
  5.64.3
  269 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 Gibsland with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In Gibsland, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gibsland are October, April and May.
In Gibsland, there are 73.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gibsland with an average of 33.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Gibsland, there are 50.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Gibsland, 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 Gibsland 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 Gibsland 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 57.0 inches in Gibsland means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.
December is the rainiest month in Gibsland with 8.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 88.7 rainy days annually in Gibsland, 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 Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.5 inches in Gibsland means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in Gibsland with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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