Zip 70043 (Chalmette, LA) Climate

Chalmette, LA (70043) has a subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 89°F (32°C) while the average low temperature in winter is usually around 53°F (12°C). There is plenty of precipitation throughout the year, averaging around 61 inches annually. It typically experiences brief thunderstorms during the warm months and snow rarely accumulates in this area.

Chalmette (zip 70043), Louisiana gets 65 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chalmette (zip 70043) 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 Chalmette (zip 70043). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chalmette (zip 70043) 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 45
Rain: averages 65 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 70043 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Louisiana.

2.2 Summer - 8.1 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 70043 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 70043 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In the 70043 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 70043 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 70043 zip code, there are 66.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 70043 zip code with an average of 44.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Louisiana.

In the 70043 zip code, there are 5.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Louisiana.

In the 70043 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 70043 zip code can be oppressive in the summer, but pleasant for much of the year. The humidity here has been described as stifling in July and August. The humid season extends from May-October and the most comfortable months are November-April.

June is the wettest month in the 70043 zip code with 6.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 64.5 inches in the 70043 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in the 70043 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 108.8 rainy days annually in the 70043 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 70043 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 70043 zip code.

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