Zip 70817 (Shenandoah, LA) Climate

The climate in 70817 Shenandoah, LA is typically hot and humid during the summer months, with temperatures reaching up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit or more. Winters are moderately cool, with temperatures often dropping into the 50s and sometimes even lower. Rainfall is fairly common year-round, although it tends to be especially heavy in the springtime. Depending on the season, there may also be occasional thunderstorms or gusty winds. Generally speaking, the area's climate can be described as mild and generally pleasant for most of the year.

Shenandoah (zip 70817), Louisiana gets 64 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shenandoah (zip 70817) 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 Shenandoah (zip 70817). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shenandoah (zip 70817) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 41
Rain: averages 64 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 70817 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3 Summer - 7.9 Winter

October, April and March are the most pleasant months in the 70817 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Shenandoah, Louisiana	United States
	63.7 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	107.6 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	91.5°	85.8°
	40.9°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	5.9	4.3
	23 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 70817 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In the 70817 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 70817 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 70817 zip code, there are 81.2 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 70817 zip code with an average of 40.9°. This is warmer than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70817 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 70817 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 70817 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.

August is the wettest month in the 70817 zip code with 6.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 4.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 63.7 inches in the 70817 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in the 70817 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 107.6 rainy days annually in the 70817 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 70817 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 70817 zip code with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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