Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 7 min6:06 am – 8:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:01 am – 5:11 pm
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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, 9 mi away; snow from Eunice
Nearby landmarksSouth Louisiana Community College T H Harris Campuscollege · 1.6 miMarais Longlake · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth City Parkpark · 1.3 miNorth City Parkpark · 1.9 miChicot State Park District IIstate park · 19.3 mi · 6,315 acresAtchafalaya National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.8 mi · 15,768 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 56.9 mi · 995 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. Landry Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025238 of 362 days measured124 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lafayette County, LA, 23 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Opelousas Water Systemserves 20,388 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation72 ft22 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOpelousas General Health System Main Campus2.1 miPost officeOpelousas Post Office2.2 miTown hallOpelousas City Hall1.5 miPoliceOpelousas Police Department1.5 miFire stationOpelousas Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherElementaryGrolee Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementarySouthwest Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleOpelousas Junior High School1.3 miCollegeSouth Louisiana Community College T H Harris Campus1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT24 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY116 miInterstateI-492.5 miUS highwayUS 190under a mileAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT22 miCoachOpelousas TexacoGreyhound4.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70571 ZIP area.
