Zip 70420 (Abita Springs, LA) Climate

Abita Springs, LA has a humid sub-tropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 82°F and the average winter temperature is around 51°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year and can vary from light showers to torrential downpours. The area experiences an average of 60 inches of rain each year, making it ideal for outdoor activities such as camping, fishing, and hiking. The area also experiences moderate winds throughout the year which can provide cooling relief during the warmer months.

Abita Springs (zip 70420), Louisiana gets 63 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Abita Springs (zip 70420) 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 Abita Springs (zip 70420). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Abita Springs (zip 70420) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 40
Rain: averages 63 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 70420 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Louisiana.

3.8 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 70420 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for the 70420 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Louisiana. In the 70420 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 70420 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 70420 zip code, there are 61.6 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 the 70420 zip code with an average of 39.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70420 zip code, there are 23.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70420 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 70420 zip code 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.

July is the wettest month in the 70420 zip code with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 4.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.7 inches in the 70420 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in the 70420 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 105.3 rainy days annually in the 70420 zip code, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 70420 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 70420 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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