Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 4 min6:00 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:52 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 47°F65 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare106 days above 90°F, 4 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Orleans Audubon station, 5 mi away; snow from New Orleans Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksTwelvemile Pointcape · 1.0 miDelgado Community College - Jeffersoncollege · 4.2 miLoyola University New Orleans College of Lawcollege · 5.0 miNinemile Pointcape · 4.3 miLake Cataouatchelake · 5.3 miCouba Islandisland · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBayou Segnette State Parkstate park · 2.6 mi · 579 acresMississippi River Trailpark · under a mile · 116 acresAvondale Playgroundpark · 1.5 miSaints Training/baseball Stadium/recreatstate recreation area · 3.9 mi · 72 acresDavis Pond Freshwater Diversion Projectstate recreation area · 4.7 mi · 154 acresJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preservehistoric site · 5.8 mi · 16,609 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 200538 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200538 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured137 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 101main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, LA
Drinking waterWestwego Waterworksserves 8,534 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChildren's Hospital4.8 miPost officeBridge City Post Office2.5 miTown hallHarahan City Hall1.8 miPoliceHarahan Police Department1.8 miFire stationAvondale Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherElementaryCatherine Strehle Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleHenry Ford Middle School1.1 miSchoolSaint Rita Catholic School1.4 miCollegeDelgado Community College - Jefferson4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY6.4 miInterstateI-105.8 miUS highwayUS 90 Bus1.6 miAmtrakUnion Passenger Terminal NOL8.0 miLight railS. Carrollton at St CharlesNew Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA)4.8 miCoachNew Orleans International AirportGreyhound5.6 miTransit43 stops within a mileJefferson TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70096 ZIP area.
