Pointe Coupee Parish, LA Climate

Pointe Coupee, LA County has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Average temperatures range from lows of 40°F in the winter to highs of 95°F in the summer months. The area receives plenty of precipitation throughout the year, averaging around 56 inches annually. Pointe Coupee experiences all four seasons and is known for its dramatic thunderstorms during the summer season. The area also enjoys a long growing season that allows for a variety of crops and plants to be grown in the region.

Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Pointe Coupee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pointe Coupee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 40
Rain: averages 61 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

3.2 Summer - 7.8 Winter

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

Climate	Pointe Coupee, Louisiana	United States
	60.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	99.9 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	92.0°	85.8°
	39.6°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	6.1	4.3
	24 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 Pointe Coupee Parish with an average high temperature of 92.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Louisiana. In Pointe Coupee Parish, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pointe Coupee Parish are April, October and March.

In Pointe Coupee Parish, there are 85.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pointe Coupee Parish with an average of 39.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In Pointe Coupee Parish, there are 20.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee 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.

June is the wettest month in Pointe Coupee Parish with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 4.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.7 inches in Pointe Coupee Parish means that it is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in Pointe Coupee Parish with 10.7 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 99.9 rainy days annually in Pointe Coupee Parish, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

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

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