Zip 71072 (Shongaloo, LA) Climate

The climate in 71072 Shongaloo, LA is typically warm and humid. Summers are hot and wet, with temperatures reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit during the day and staying quite humid through much of the night. Winters are mild, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing for more than a day or two at a time. Spring and fall tend to be mild and pleasant, though the occasional thunderstorms can occur anytime during the year. Overall, it's generally comfortable year-round in 71072 Shongaloo, LA.

Shongaloo (zip 71072), Louisiana gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shongaloo (zip 71072) averages 1 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 Shongaloo (zip 71072). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shongaloo (zip 71072) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 32
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71072 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Louisiana.

4.9 Summer - 7.1 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 71072 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 71072 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In the 71072 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 71072 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 71072 zip code, there are 69.2 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 71072 zip code with an average of 31.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.

In the 71072 zip code, there are 57.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Louisiana.

In the 71072 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 71072 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 71072 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.7 inches in the 71072 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Louisiana.

December is the rainiest month in the 71072 zip code with 8.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 88.2 rainy days annually in the 71072 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.8 inches in the 71072 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Louisiana. January is the snowiest month in the 71072 zip code with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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