Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:06 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:07 am – 5:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 39°F56 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 29 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Natchitoches station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsKisatchie National Forestnational forest · within reach · 607,483 acresCoochie Brake State Preservation Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 1,921 acresCane River Creole National Historical Parkhistoric site · 8.7 mi · 63 acresRed River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.0 mi · 15,107 acresNorthwest Louisiana Game And Fish Preserve/clear Lakestate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 23,235 acresFort St Jean Baptist State Historic Sitestate historic site · 9.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202636 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWinn Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured138 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ouachita County, LA, 68 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Winnfield Water Systemserves 7,194 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Feb 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation131 ft40 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLouisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches8.9 miPost officeMontgomery Post Office6.1 miTown hallMontgomery Town Hall6.2 miPoliceMontgomery Police Department6.2 miFire stationMontgomery Volunteer Fire Department6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLouisiana School for Math Science and the Arts9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX37 miInterstateI-4913 miUS highwayUS 71under a mileCoachNatchitoches (Bayou Soul)Greyhound9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71471 ZIP area.
