Zip 70638 (Elizabeth, LA) Climate

Elizabeth, LA is located in the heart of Cajun country and enjoys a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 74°F, though temperatures can fluctuate between the mid-90s in the summer months and as low as the low 30s in winter. Rainfall is abundant throughout most of the year, with average precipitation levels reaching over 54 inches each year. Humidity levels are typically high, especially during the summer months, but tend to be more comfortable in the winter when temperatures are cooler.

Elizabeth (zip 70638), Louisiana gets 63 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elizabeth (zip 70638) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Elizabeth (zip 70638). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elizabeth (zip 70638) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 38
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 70638 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.7 Summer - 7.6 Winter

April, October and March are the most pleasant months in the 70638 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Elizabeth, Louisiana	United States
	62.6 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	105.7 days	106.2 days
	213 days	205 days
	91.8°	85.8°
	38.1°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.9	4.3
	139 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 70638 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In the 70638 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 70638 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 70638 zip code, there are 78.2 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 70638 zip code with an average of 38.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70638 zip code, there are 23.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70638 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 70638 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.

December is the wettest month in the 70638 zip code with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 4.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.6 inches in the 70638 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Louisiana.

June is the rainiest month in the 70638 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 105.7 rainy days annually in the 70638 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 70638 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 70638 zip code with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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