Zip 70447 (Madisonville, LA) Climate


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Madisonville, LA has a mild climate with warm summers and generally mild winters. The summer months experience temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s, with heat indexes often climbing higher due to the high humidity common in the region. Winters are usually mild, with temperatures hovering in the mid-50's though occasional cold snaps can bring them as low as the teens or twenties. Precipitation is fairly regular throughout the year, with most days seeing at least some rain and thunderstorms being common during summer months. Snow is rare but occasionally happens during wintertime.

Madisonville (zip 70447), Louisiana gets 64 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Madisonville (zip 70447) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Madisonville (zip 70447). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madisonville (zip 70447) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 39
Rain: averages 64 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 70447 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.6 Summer - 7.8 Winter
April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 70447 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMadisonville, LouisianaUnited States
  63.6 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  105.3 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  91.1°85.8°
  39.2°21.7°
  77
  5.84.3
  12 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 70447 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In the 70447 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 70447 zip code are April, October and March.
In the 70447 zip code, there are 67.2 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 70447 zip code with an average of 39.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
In the 70447 zip code, there are 26.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.
In the 70447 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 70447 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.
July is the wettest month in the 70447 zip code with 6.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 4.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 63.6 inches in the 70447 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Louisiana.
July is the rainiest month in the 70447 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 105.3 rainy days annually in the 70447 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 70447 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 70447 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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