Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:06 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min6:59 am – 5:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 41°F62 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare93 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grand Coteau station, 12 mi away; snow from Lafayette
Parks and public landsParc Hardy Parkpark · 4.8 miAtchafalaya National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.5 mi · 15,768 acresAcadiana Parkpark · 9.7 mi · 116 acresLongfellow-evangeline State Historic Sitestate historic site · 14.1 mi · 164 acresLake Fausse Pointe State Parkstate park · 24.9 mi · 1,407 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 ModerateSt. Martin Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025332 of 360 days measured28 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, St. Martin County monitors, LA
Drinking waterCecilia Water Corporationserves 12,420 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2022: groundwater treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Martin Hospital4.8 miPost officeCecilia Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBreaux Bridge City Hall5.7 miPoliceBreaux Bridge Police Department5.7 miFire stationCecilia Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryCecilia Primary Schoolunder a mileMiddleCecilia Junior High Schoolunder a mileHighCecilia High Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT13 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY98 miInterstateI-102.8 miUS highwayUS 16711 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT13 miCoachLafayette Transit SystemGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70521 ZIP area.
