Zip 71063 (Pelican, LA) Climate

The climate in 71063 Pelican, LA is hot and humid with an average yearly temperature of 78°F (26°C). Summers are especially hot and humid as temperatures can often reach up to 90°F (32°C) or higher. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely dropping below 60°F (15°C). Rainfall is spread throughout the year, but most precipitation occurs during the summer months. The area experiences occasional thunderstorms, high winds, and some snowfall during the winter.

Pelican (zip 71063), Louisiana gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pelican (zip 71063) averages 0 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 Pelican (zip 71063). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pelican (zip 71063) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 35
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71063 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Louisiana.

4.4 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 71063 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pelican, Louisiana	United States
	53.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.3 in.	27.8 in.
	84.1 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	92.2°	85.8°
	35.2°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.9	4.3
	227 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 71063 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In the 71063 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 71063 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 71063 zip code, there are 75.0 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 71063 zip code with an average of 35.2°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In the 71063 zip code, there are 38.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In the 71063 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 71063 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.

December is the wettest month in the 71063 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.5 inches in the 71063 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Louisiana.

January is the rainiest month in the 71063 zip code with 8.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 84.1 rainy days annually in the 71063 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.3 inches in the 71063 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in the 71063 zip code with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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