Zip 71366 (St. Joseph, LA) Climate

St. Joseph, LA is located in the northern region of Louisiana and experiences a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and muggy, with average high temperatures reaching up to 94 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are mild and wet, with average low temperatures rarely dipping below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an annual average of 54 inches of precipitation spread out over the year, making it well suited for agricultural activities such as farming and ranching. In the spring and summer months, strong thunderstorms can occasionally form due to the warmth of the Gulf of Mexico air settling over the region which often leads to flooding in some areas.

St. Joseph (zip 71366), Louisiana gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Joseph (zip 71366) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in St. Joseph (zip 71366). The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Joseph (zip 71366) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 71366 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

4 Summer - 7.4 Winter

April, October and May are the most pleasant months in the 71366 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 71366 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In the 71366 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 71366 zip code are October, April and May.

In the 71366 zip code, there are 80.1 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 71366 zip code with an average of 35.3°. This is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In the 71366 zip code, there are 37.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Louisiana.

In the 71366 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 71366 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.

March is the wettest month in the 71366 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.3 inches in the 71366 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Louisiana.

January is the rainiest month in the 71366 zip code with 9.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 95.1 rainy days annually in the 71366 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in the 71366 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. February is the snowiest month in the 71366 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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