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United States / Louisiana / No Metro Area / Claiborne County / Homer / Zip Codes
Homer, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in Homer ranges from 31°F in the winter to 89°F in the summer, although temperatures can often reach higher extremes during both seasons. Summers typically bring high levels of humidity, while winters tend to be dry but cool. Most precipitation comes from thunderstorms in spring and summer months, while snow is rare; however, occasional light snowfall does occur during the winter.

Homer, Louisiana gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Homer. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Homer gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 32
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateHomer, LouisianaUnited States
  55.6 in.38.1 in.
  0.8 in.27.8 in.
  94.4 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  91.9°85.8°
  32.2°21.7°
  7.17
  5.54.3
  289 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 Homer with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In Homer, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Homer are October, April and May.
In Homer, there are 70.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Homer with an average of 32.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Homer, there are 54.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In Homer, 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 Homer 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 Homer with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.6 inches in Homer means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.
December is the rainiest month in Homer with 9.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 94.4 rainy days annually in Homer, 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 0.8 inches in Homer means that it is one of the snowiest places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in Homer with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Homer has good and bad traits. The good traits are: it's mostly quiet, cheap, nice people, but some are very mean.the bad traits are: poor education, teenagers are  More

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