Tallulah, LA Climate

Tallulah, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 66°F and the average yearly precipitation is approximately 51.5 inches per year, which is evenly distributed throughout the year. During the summer months temperatures can reach over 90°F and in the winter it can dip to as low as 45°F. Residents of Tallulah enjoy mild winters that rarely include snowfall or freezing temperatures and plenty of sunny days during the summer months.

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

Tallulah averages 0 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 Tallulah. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tallulah gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

4.3 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Tallulah, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tallulah, Louisiana	United States
	56.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.3 in.	27.8 in.
	96.6 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	91.6°	85.8°
	35.2°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.7	4.3
	85 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 Tallulah with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In Tallulah, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tallulah are October, April and May.

In Tallulah, there are 71.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tallulah with an average of 35.2°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In Tallulah, there are 35.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In Tallulah, 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 Tallulah 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 Tallulah with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.4 inches in Tallulah means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.

December is the rainiest month in Tallulah with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 96.6 rainy days annually in Tallulah, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in Tallulah means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. February is the snowiest month in Tallulah with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.