Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 1 min5:58 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 16 min6:47 am – 5:03 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 89°F, lows 78°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 48°F54 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare37 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boothville Asos station, 4 mi away; snow from Buras
Parks and public landsDelta National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.2 mi · 50,260 acresFort Jackson Parish Parkpark · 7.1 mi · 79 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 quality73% of days had good air in 2025266 of 365 days measured99 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: St. Bernard County, LA, 44 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
Elevation3 ft1 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeBuras Post Office7.4 miFire stationPlaquemines Parish Fire District 5 Boothville Venice Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY73 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL63 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70081 ZIP area.
