Zip 71358 (Palmetto, LA) Climate

Palmetto, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 86°F (30°C), while the winter months have an average low of 46°F (8°C). Precipitation is typically seen throughout the year, averaging around 55 inches of rainfall annually. Snowfall is rare in Palmetto and usually only occurs one or two days out of the entire year.

Palmetto (zip 71358), Louisiana gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Palmetto (zip 71358) 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 Palmetto (zip 71358). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Palmetto (zip 71358) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 40
Rain: averages 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71358 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.1 Summer - 7.8 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 71358 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 71358 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In the 71358 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 71358 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 71358 zip code, there are 82.9 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 71358 zip code with an average of 39.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 71358 zip code, there are 18.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 71358 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 71358 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.

June is the wettest month in the 71358 zip code with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 4.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.6 inches in the 71358 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

June is the rainiest month in the 71358 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 98.0 rainy days annually in the 71358 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 71358 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 71358 zip code.

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