Zip 70441 (Greensburg, LA) Climate

Greensburg, LA 70441 has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The area typically receives an average of around fifty inches of rainfall annually, mostly in the spring and summer months. During the summer months, temperatures can reach as high as the mid-90s Fahrenheit with high humidity levels making it feel even hotter. Winter temperatures generally stay in the mid to upper 50s with occasional cold fronts bringing lows into the 40s. Snow is rare in this area, but it does occur occasionally during the winter months.

Greensburg (zip 70441), Louisiana gets 66 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greensburg (zip 70441) 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 Greensburg (zip 70441). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greensburg (zip 70441) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 36
Rain: averages 66 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 70441 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Louisiana.

4.4 Summer - 7.6 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 70441 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Greensburg, Louisiana	United States
	65.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	103.6 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	91.3°	85.8°
	36.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.9	4.3
	285 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 70441 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In the 70441 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 70441 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 70441 zip code, there are 74.6 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 70441 zip code with an average of 36.3°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70441 zip code, there are 36.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70441 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 70441 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.

June is the wettest month in the 70441 zip code with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 4.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 65.7 inches in the 70441 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in the 70441 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 103.6 rainy days annually in the 70441 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 70441 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 70441 zip code.

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