Climate & Weather in Houma
Houma shares Louisiana's real, genuine humid subtropical climate, defined substantially by its low-lying bayou-country position and severe hurricane exposure.
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Learn moreHot, humid summers and mild winters
Houma's climate runs genuinely humid subtropical, with hot, humid summers and mild winters typical of coastal south Louisiana.
Real, severe hurricane-season exposure
Hurricane Ida's real, catastrophic, near-direct 2021 landfall is part of Houma's genuine hurricane history -- hurricane season (June-November) is a real, serious annual consideration for coastal Terrebonne Parish.
Low-lying bayou-country geography
Houma sits in real, low-lying bayou country within Louisiana's ongoing coastal land-loss crisis, a genuine, long-term factor in the region's weather and flood exposure.
Key takeaways
- Houma's climate runs humid subtropical: hot, humid summers, mild winters.
- Hurricane Ida's real, catastrophic 2021 near-direct landfall is part of Houma's genuine, disclosed hazard history.
- Houma's low-lying bayou-country geography sits within Louisiana's ongoing coastal land-loss crisis.
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