Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 4 min6:04 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min6:55 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 76°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 45°F59 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare53 days above 90°F, 7 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morgan City station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsAmelia Community Centerpark · 4.6 miLake End Parkpark · 5.1 mi · 73 acresElm Hall Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 2,853 acresEdward Douglass White Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.5 miBayou Teche National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.7 mi · 11,796 acresMandalay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.5 mi · 4,390 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200542 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200542 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSt. Mary Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 359 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: St. James County, LA, 26 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Morgan City Water Systemserves 12,703 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTeche Regional Medical Center6.6 miPost officeAmelia Post Office6.2 miTown hallMorgan City City Hall7.4 miPoliceMorgan City Police Department6.4 miFire stationBayou L'Ourse Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College - Young Memorial Campus7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY53 miInterstateI-1032 miUS highwayUS 904.9 miAmtrakSchriever, LA SCH17 miCoachMorgan City Municipal AuditoriumGreyhound6.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70381 ZIP area.
