Zip 70782 (Tunica, LA) Climate

70782 Tunica, LA has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and muggy summers and mild to cool winters. The area experiences frequent rains throughout the year, with an average annual precipitation of 50 inches. Winters tend to be drier than summer months, which brings occasional cold fronts that can bring temperatures below freezing at night. The highest temperature ever recorded in 70782 Tunica was 107 degrees Fahrenheit in July 1954 and the lowest was 3 degrees Fahrenheit in February 1951. May is the wettest month whereas October is the driest.

Tunica (zip 70782), Louisiana gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tunica (zip 70782) 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 Tunica (zip 70782). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tunica (zip 70782) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 38
Rain: averages 61 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 70782 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3.6 Summer - 7.7 Winter

October, April and November are the most pleasant months in the 70782 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tunica, Louisiana	United States
	61.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	97.0 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	91.9°	85.8°
	38.2°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.8	4.3
	47 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 70782 zip code with an average high temperature of 92.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Louisiana. In the 70782 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 70782 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 70782 zip code, there are 80.9 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 70782 zip code with an average of 38.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70782 zip code, there are 22.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70782 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 70782 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.

January is the wettest month in the 70782 zip code with 6.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 4.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 61.4 inches in the 70782 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

July is the rainiest month in the 70782 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 97.0 rainy days annually in the 70782 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 70782 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 70782 zip code.

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