Madison Parish, LA Climate

Madison, LA County has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with the majority of it falling in the summer months between June-August. The average temperatures range from lows in the mid-50s°F to highs in the upper 80s°F. While snow falls occasionally in Madison, it does not accumulate and does not affect day-to-day life.

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

Madison County averages 0 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 Madison County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madison County 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 Madison Parish 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 Madison Parish, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Madison, Louisiana	United States
	56.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.3 in.	27.8 in.
	97.3 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	91.6°	85.8°
	34.9°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.7	4.3
	71 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 Madison Parish with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In Madison Parish, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Madison Parish are October, April and May.

In Madison Parish, there are 70.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madison Parish with an average of 34.9°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In Madison Parish, there are 37.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In Madison Parish, 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 Madison Parish 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 Madison Parish with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is September 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 Madison Parish means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.

January is the rainiest month in Madison Parish with 9.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 97.3 rainy days annually in Madison Parish, 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 Madison Parish means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. February is the snowiest month in Madison Parish with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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