Zip 70510 (Abbeville, LA) Climate

Abbeville, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in summer is around 81 °F (27 °C) and the winter average is around 58 °F (14 °C). The highest recorded temperature in Abbeville was 107°F (41°C) in August of 2000 and the lowest recorded temperature was 17°F (-8°C) in January of 1985. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an annual average of about 50 inches (127 cm). Summers tend to be more humid than winters due to higher levels of evaporation, but both seasons experience regular thunderstorms.

Abbeville (zip 70510), Louisiana gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Abbeville (zip 70510) 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 Abbeville (zip 70510). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Abbeville (zip 70510) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 42
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 the 70510 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

2.5 Summer - 8.1 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 70510 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Abbeville, Louisiana	United States
	61.0 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	98.1 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	91.4°	85.8°
	42.3°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	5.9	4.3
	13 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 the 70510 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In the 70510 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 70510 zip code are April, October and November.

In the 70510 zip code, there are 76.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 70510 zip code with an average of 42.3°. This is warmer than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70510 zip code, there are 9.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70510 zip code, 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 the 70510 zip code can be miserable in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as oppressive in the summer. The humid season runs from May-September and the most comfortable months are October-April.

June is the wettest month in the 70510 zip code with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.0 inches in the 70510 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in the 70510 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 98.1 rainy days annually in the 70510 zip code, which is less rainy 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 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 70510 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 70510 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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