Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:04 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:02 am – 5:09 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F62 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare91 days above 90°F, 20 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bunkie station, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsSpring Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 12,794 acresMarksville State Historic Sitestate historic site · 4.5 miLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.1 mi · 17,251 acresBethune Complexrecreation area · 5.0 miGrand Cote National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.2 mi · 5,927 acresFort Derussy State Historic Sitestate historic site · 7.3 mi · 71 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 LowAvoyelles Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pointe Coupee County, LA, 35 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Marksville Water Systemserves 7,593 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation42 ft13 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvoyelles Hospital6.0 miPost officeMoreauville Post Office4.2 miTown hallMoreauville Town Hall4.2 miPoliceMoreauville Police Department4.2 miFire stationMoreauville Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Louisiana Technical Community College Ward H Nash Avoyelles Campus9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX37 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY127 miInterstateI-4920 miUS highwayUS 7116 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT60 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71329 ZIP area.
