Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 2 min5:58 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 16 min6:48 am – 5:03 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 47°F63 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare34 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buras station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsFort Jackson Parish Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 79 acresBuras Parkpark · 3.7 miDelta National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.2 mi · 50,260 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPlaquemines Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured137 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 101main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, LA, 37 mi away
Drinking waterBelle Chasse Water Districtserves 19,644 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation0 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPlaquemines Medical Center16.2 miPost officeBuras Post Office2.7 miFire stationBuras Volunteer Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY64 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL53 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70042 ZIP area.
