New Orleans, LA Weather & Climate Normals
New Orleans's real weather, in one number
New Orleans, LA scores 58/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 6 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
New Orleans's hottest and coldest months
New Orleans's hottest month is Aug, averaging 85°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 54°F, a 30.7°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
New Orleans's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 47°F | 5.26in | 0in |
| Feb | 65°F | 51°F | 4.08in | 0in |
| Mar | 71°F | 57°F | 4.63in | 0in |
| Apr | 78°F | 63°F | 5.87in | 0in |
| May | 85°F | 71°F | 4.94in | 0in |
| Jun | 89°F | 76°F | 6.04in | 0in |
| Jul | 91°F | 78°F | 6.29in | 0in |
| Aug | 91°F | 79°F | 6.46in | 0in |
| Sep | 87°F | 76°F | 4.64in | 0in |
| Oct | 79°F | 67°F | 3.64in | 0in |
| Nov | 70°F | 56°F | 3.64in | 0in |
| Dec | 63°F | 50°F | 4.63in | 0.1in |
Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, and Dec are the best time to see New Orleans at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Aug's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in New Orleans
New Orleans averages 60.12in of precipitation a year across roughly 113 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0.1in of snow a year.
Where New Orleans ranks
New Orleans ranks 596 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 6 of 59 within LA. About 362,701 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from New Orleans Lakefront Ap, LA US, 5.7 miles from New Orleans, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure