Zip 70586 (Ville Platte, LA) Climate

Located in southwest Louisiana, Ville Platte has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and generally mild winters. Summers average in the high 80s to low 90s with high humidity while winters average in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an annual average of 57 inches of precipitation per year. Thunderstorms are common during late spring and summer months, while winter months typically experience light snowfall or occasional ice storms.

Ville Platte (zip 70586), Louisiana gets 61 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ville Platte (zip 70586) 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 Ville Platte (zip 70586). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ville Platte (zip 70586) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
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 70586 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Louisiana.

3 Summer - 7.8 Winter

April, October and November are the most pleasant months in the 70586 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 70586 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Louisiana. In the 70586 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 70586 zip code are April, October and March.

In the 70586 zip code, there are 89.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Louisiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 70586 zip code with an average of 39.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70586 zip code, there are 18.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

In the 70586 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 70586 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 70586 zip code with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 4.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.6 inches in the 70586 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Louisiana.

June is the rainiest month in the 70586 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 102.4 rainy days annually in the 70586 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Louisiana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 70586 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Louisiana. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 70586 zip code.

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