Humid subtropical
Ville Platte, Louisiana
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana · Population 6.3k · 92 ft elevation
Living in Ville Platte
Ville Platte has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and mild winters (January lows around 40°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 58″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 141 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ville Platte at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 92 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 58″93th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,952 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $88k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $678/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $29k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.23%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 10.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 21.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 66%1th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 131 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 40°F | 6.4″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 44°F | 4.6″ | — | 160 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 57°F | 4.6″ | — | 261 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 66°F | 5.7″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 71°F | 4.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 73°F | 4.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 73°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 68°F | 4.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Nov | 70°F | 48°F | 4.4″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Dec | 62°F | 42°F | 4.8″ | — | 180 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology