Olla, LA Climate


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United States / Louisiana / No Metro Area / LaSalle County / Olla / Zip Codes
Olla, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low is close to 70 degrees. During the winter, temperatures rarely drop below freezing and average highs are usually in the upper fifties. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging just over 4 inches each month. Olla experiences all four seasons and generally has a pleasant climate year-round.

Olla, Louisiana gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Olla. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Olla 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 35
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateOlla, LouisianaUnited States
  59.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.3 in.27.8 in.
  94.0 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  92.3°85.8°
  34.9°21.7°
  7.17
  5.84.3
  154 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 Olla with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In Olla, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Olla are October, April and May.
In Olla, there are 77.8 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 Olla with an average of 34.9°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Olla, there are 39.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Olla, 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 Olla 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 Olla with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 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 59.0 inches in Olla means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.
January is the rainiest month in Olla with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 94.0 rainy days annually in Olla, which is less rainy than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Olla means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in Olla with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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