Zip 70301 (Thibodaux, LA) Climate

The climate of 70301 Thibodaux, LA is generally warm and humid. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F, and the average winter temperatures are between 50-60°F. The area receives an abundance of rainfall, typically between 35-50 inches per year. This makes for plentiful vegetation in the area which provides a lush appearance throughout much of the year. The area also experiences occasional thunderstorms that usually bring heavy rain to the region during the summer months.

Thibodaux (zip 70301), Louisiana gets 66 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Thibodaux (zip 70301) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Thibodaux (zip 70301). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Thibodaux (zip 70301) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 43
Rain: averages 66 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 70301 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

2.7 Summer - 8.1 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 70301 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Thibodaux, Louisiana	United States
	66.1 in.	38.1 in.
	0.1 in.	27.8 in.
	112.4 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	91.2°	85.8°
	42.6°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	5.8	4.3
	10 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 70301 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Louisiana. In the 70301 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 70301 zip code are April, October and November.

In the 70301 zip code, there are 72.0 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 70301 zip code with an average of 42.6°. This is warmer than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70301 zip code, there are 10.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Louisiana.

In the 70301 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 70301 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 70301 zip code with 8.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 4.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 66.1 inches in the 70301 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in the 70301 zip code with 14.8 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 112.4 rainy days annually in the 70301 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in the 70301 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Louisiana. December is the snowiest month in the 70301 zip code with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

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