Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:02 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min6:59 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 36°F65 in of rain a yearwettest month JanuarySnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 28 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Francisville 1 Ne station, 9 mi away; rain from Wakefield 0.9 Wnw; snow from New Roads 5 Ne
Nearby landmarksLake Rosemoundlake · 5.0 miRatliff Lakelake · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLocust Grove State Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.7 miTunica Hills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 3,259 acresCat Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.3 mi · 10,817 acresCentenary And Jackson State Historic Sitesstate historic site · 10.1 miTunica Hills State Preservation Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 591 acresPort Hudson National Cemeteryhistoric site · 18.3 miSource: 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 2 Aug 201031 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201031 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWest Feliciana Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 21 mi away
Drinking waterWest Feliciana Consol Wwks District 13serves 12,045 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation220 ft67 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWest Feliciana Hospital9.3 miPost officeWakefield Post Office2.1 miTown hallSaint Francisville Town Hall9.6 miPoliceSaint Francisville Police Department9.6 miFire stationWakefield Volunteer Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBaton Rouge Community College Jackson11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR29 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY91 miInterstateI-11028 miUS highwayUS 611.1 miAmtrakHammond, LA HMD60 miCoachSaint FrancisvilleDelta Bus Lines Inc.8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70784 ZIP area.
