Rayville, LA Climate


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Rayville, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months ranges from 85 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit, with average lows of 66 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are milder in Rayville, with average highs between 54 and 62 degrees Fahrenheit, and lows down to about 37 degrees. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, with most precipitation occurring during the spring months. Humidity levels are quite high year-round, making it feel much warmer than it actually is during the summer months.

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

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

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Rayville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rayville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 35
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 Rayville is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

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

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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 Rayville with an average high temperature of 93.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In Rayville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rayville are October, April and May.
In Rayville, there are 83.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Louisiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rayville with an average of 35.0°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Rayville, there are 35.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.
In Rayville, 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 Rayville 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 Rayville with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.2 inches in Rayville means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.
December is the rainiest month in Rayville with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 94.9 rainy days annually in Rayville, 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 0.6 inches in Rayville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in Rayville with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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