Zip 71038 (Haynesville, LA) Climate


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United States / Louisiana / No Metro Area / Claiborne County / Haynesville / Haynesville (zip 71038)
The climate in 71038 Haynesville, LA is typically hot and humid. Summers often reach temperatures in the 90s with high humidity, while winters can be mild or cold depending on the year, with many nights dropping into the 30s. Precipitation is generally spread out throughout the year, although spring and summer tend to be slightly wetter than winter months. Haynesville enjoys plenty of sunshine year-round, with about 250 sunny days per year.

Haynesville (zip 71038), Louisiana gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Haynesville (zip 71038) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Haynesville (zip 71038). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Haynesville (zip 71038) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 32
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71038 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Louisiana.

5 Summer - 7 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 71038 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHaynesville, LouisianaUnited States
  54.9 in.38.1 in.
  1.2 in.27.8 in.
  96.6 days106.2 days
  214 days205 days
  91.9°85.8°
  32.0°21.7°
  7.17
  5.54.3
  340 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 71038 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In the 71038 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 71038 zip code are October, April and May.
In the 71038 zip code, there are 67.4 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 71038 zip code with an average of 32.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In the 71038 zip code, there are 56.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.
In the 71038 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 71038 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 71038 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.9 inches in the 71038 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Louisiana.
March is the rainiest month in the 71038 zip code with 9.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 96.6 rainy days annually in the 71038 zip code, which is less rainy 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.2 inches in the 71038 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Louisiana. February is the snowiest month in the 71038 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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