Ponchatoula, LA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Ponchatoula actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Ponchatoula, LA, the comfort score comes out to 52/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Ponchatoula's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Ponchatoula run from 50°F in Jan up to 82°F in Jul, a 31.6°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
How wet Ponchatoula actually gets
Ponchatoula averages 64.17in of precipitation a year across roughly 116 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Ponchatoula against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Ponchatoula comes in at 1365; within LA alone it ranks 40 of 59. Population is about 7,735.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from HAMMOND 5 E, LA US, the NOAA station 5.8 miles from Ponchatoula, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is