Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:02 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min6:55 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 42°F63 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare80 days above 90°F, 16 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Donaldsonville 4 Sw station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksRiver Parishes Community College - Gonzales Campuscollege · 3.8 miNew Riverriver · 4.2 miLittles Lakelake · 5.9 miLake Martinlake · 6.3 miPoint Houmascape · 6.6 miBringier Pointcape · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsI-10 Rest Areastate recreation area · 2.1 miMunicipal Parkpark · 3.1 miTee Joe Parkpark · 3.6 miMaurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 36,972 acresBlind Riverstate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 740 acresTickfaw State Parkstate park · 17.3 mi · 1,234 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201042 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAscension Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025348 of 364 days measured15 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Ascension County monitors, LA
Drinking waterCity of Gonzales Water Systemserves 16,806 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOur Lady of the Lake Ascension3.9 miPost officeSorrento Post Office1.1 miTown hallSorrento Town Hall1.2 miPoliceSorrento Police Department1.2 miFire stationSorrento Volunteer Fire Department Station 201.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherMiddleSaint Amant Middle School1.6 miElementarySaint Amant Primary School1.6 miSchoolFaith Academy School1.9 miCollegeRiver Parishes Community College - Gonzales Campus3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR28 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY39 miInterstateI-102.1 miUS highwayUS 613.3 miAmtrakSchriever, LA SCH32 miCoachGonzales Cabela'SGreyhound4.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70718 ZIP area.
