Zip 71069 (Rodessa, LA) Climate

Rodessa, LA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Summer temperatures can reach up to the mid-90s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures rarely dip below freezing. Precipitation is fairly frequent, with precipitation falling on about half of the days during the year. Snowfall is rare in Rodessa but light snow does occur occasionally. On average, the area receives about 60 inches of rainfall each year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71069 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Louisiana.

4.4 Summer - 7.2 Winter

April, October and May are the most pleasant months in the 71069 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rodessa, Louisiana	United States
	50.6 in.	38.1 in.
	0.7 in.	27.8 in.
	86.4 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	93.4°	85.8°
	32.9°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	5.4	4.3
	254 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 71069 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Louisiana. In the 71069 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 71069 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 71069 zip code, there are 81.6 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 71069 zip code with an average of 32.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.

In the 71069 zip code, there are 49.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.

In the 71069 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 71069 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.

October is the wettest month in the 71069 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.6 inches in the 71069 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Louisiana.

March is the rainiest month in the 71069 zip code with 8.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 86.4 rainy days annually in the 71069 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.7 inches in the 71069 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Louisiana. February is the snowiest month in the 71069 zip code with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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4.4 Summer - 7.2 Winter

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