71452 Melrose, LA has a humid subtropical climate year-round. Summers in the area are hot and humid with temperatures typically ranging between the 80s and 90s Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be mild and wet with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Snowfall is rare in this area, but an occasional winter storm may bring some light snowfall to the area. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year and most of it comes from thunderstorms during warm months.
Melrose (zip 71452), Louisiana gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Melrose (zip 71452) 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 Melrose (zip 71452). The US average is 205 sunny days.
Melrose (zip 71452) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 36
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year