Zip 70577 (Port Barre, LA) Climate

Located in the southern part of Louisiana, Port Barre has quite a hot and humid climate throughout the year. During the summer months, high temperatures can reach up to 90°F or more while winter temperatures rarely ever drop below freezing. Humidity levels tend to remain high, especially during the hotter months of spring and summer. Rainfall is common in Port Barre, with an average amount of around 50 inches per year. Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds also occur often in this area due to its proximity to the Gulf Coast.

Port Barre (zip 70577), Louisiana gets 63 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Port Barre (zip 70577) 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 Port Barre (zip 70577). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Port Barre (zip 70577) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 42
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 70577 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3 Summer - 7.9 Winter

April, October and March are the most pleasant months in the 70577 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Port Barre, Louisiana	United States
	62.9 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	104.0 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	91.5°	85.8°
	41.5°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	5.7	4.3
	20 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 70577 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Louisiana. In the 70577 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 70577 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 70577 zip code, there are 79.7 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 70577 zip code with an average of 41.5°. This is warmer than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70577 zip code, there are 15.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70577 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 70577 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 70577 zip code with 6.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 4.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.9 inches in the 70577 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Louisiana.

June is the rainiest month in the 70577 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 104.0 rainy days annually in the 70577 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% 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 70577 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 70577 zip code.

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