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United States / Louisiana / Shreveport-Bossier City Metro Area / Webster County / Heflin / Zip Codes
Heflin, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperatures range from the low 70s in winter to the upper 90s in summer. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but especially during the warm months of May through September when thunderstorms are common. Snowfall is rare in Heflin, with an average of only one to two days per season. Humidity levels are often quite high due to its close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

Heflin, Louisiana gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Heflin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Heflin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 34
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.2 Summer - 7.3 Winter
April, October and May are the most pleasant months in Heflin, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Heflin with an average high temperature of 93.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Louisiana. In Heflin, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Heflin are October, April and May.
In Heflin, there are 81.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Heflin with an average of 33.9°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Heflin, there are 45.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Heflin, 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 Heflin 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 Heflin with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.7 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 54.9 inches in Heflin means that it is one of the driest places in Louisiana.
February is the rainiest month in Heflin with 9.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 95.8 rainy days annually in Heflin, which is less rainy than most 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 Heflin means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in Heflin with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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