Plaquemines Parish, LA Climate

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, enjoys a humid subtropical climate. The summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid 80s to the low 90s. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely falling below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The average annual precipitation is 60 inches and most of the rain falls in summer months. Plaquemines Parish also has high levels of humidity year round making it very difficult to escape the heat during summer months.

Plaquemines County, Louisiana gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Plaquemines County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plaquemines County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 45
Rain: averages 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Plaquemines Parish is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3 Summer - 8.3 Winter

April, November and October are the most pleasant months in Plaquemines Parish, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Plaquemines, Louisiana	United States
	61.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	108.7 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	89.8°	85.8°
	44.8°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	5.6	4.3
	4 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 Plaquemines Parish with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Louisiana. In Plaquemines Parish, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Plaquemines Parish are April, October and May.

In Plaquemines Parish, there are 45.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Plaquemines Parish with an average of 44.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Louisiana.

In Plaquemines Parish, there are 5.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Louisiana.

In Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish can be miserable in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as oppressive or stifling in the summer. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

August is the wettest month in Plaquemines Parish with 7.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.8 inches in Plaquemines Parish means that it is wetter than most places in Louisiana.

August is the rainiest month in Plaquemines Parish with 13.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in Plaquemines Parish, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Plaquemines Parish, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Plaquemines Parish.

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