Zip 71438 (Hineston, LA) Climate


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United States / Louisiana / Alexandria Metro Area / Rapides County / No City / Hineston (zip 71438)
The climate in 71438 Hineston, LA is temperate and subtropical. Summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the low 90s during the day and nighttime lows in the high 70s. Winters are mild but can get cold with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-60s to the low 40s at night. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with typically around 50 inches of precipitation annually.

Hineston (zip 71438), Louisiana gets 63 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hineston (zip 71438) 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 Hineston (zip 71438). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hineston (zip 71438) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 71438 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.7 Summer - 7.5 Winter
October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 71438 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHineston, LouisianaUnited States
  62.6 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  111.0 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  91.8°85.8°
  38.0°21.7°
  77
  64.3
  194 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
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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 71438 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In the 71438 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 71438 zip code are April, October and May.
In the 71438 zip code, there are 75.2 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 71438 zip code with an average of 38.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
In the 71438 zip code, there are 22.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
In the 71438 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 71438 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.
November is the wettest month in the 71438 zip code with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.6 inches in the 71438 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Louisiana.
June is the rainiest month in the 71438 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 111.0 rainy days annually in the 71438 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 71438 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 71438 zip code with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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