Zip 70444 (Kentwood, LA) Climate

70444 Kentwood, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 83°F (28°C) while the winter months hover around an average of 53°F (12°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, though it tends to be higher in the late spring and early summer months. Thunderstorms are common during this season, as well as muggy days from July through September. Winters tend to be cool but relatively dry with low levels of humidity, making them pleasant for outdoor activities.

Kentwood (zip 70444), Louisiana gets 63 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kentwood (zip 70444) 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 Kentwood (zip 70444). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kentwood (zip 70444) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 70444 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Louisiana.

4.1 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 70444 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kentwood, Louisiana	United States
	62.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	96.0 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	92.1°	85.8°
	37.8°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.7	4.3
	246 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.

July is the hottest month for the 70444 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Louisiana. In the 70444 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 70444 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 70444 zip code, there are 83.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 70444 zip code with an average of 37.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70444 zip code, there are 30.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70444 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 70444 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.

February is the wettest month in the 70444 zip code with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 4.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.8 inches in the 70444 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in the 70444 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 96.0 rainy days annually in the 70444 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 70444 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 70444 zip code with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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