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New Orleans, LA weather averages
NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at New Orleans Audubon, 5.9 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.
Quick answer
New Orleans averages a daily high of 79.5°F and a daily low of 61.7°F across the year, with 62.29 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 92.7°F and January the coldest at 45.4°F.
- Average annual high
- 79.5°FWarmest month July
- Average annual low
- 61.7°FColdest month January
- Precipitation per year
- 62.29 inWettest month July
- Snowfall per year
- —3.8 days at or below 32°F
New Orleans weather month by month
Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in | Snow in | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63.1 | 45.4 | 4.9 | — | 45.4 to 63.1 degrees |
| February | 66.5 | 48.3 | 4.56 | — | 48.3 to 66.5 degrees |
| March | 72.9 | 54.3 | 4.74 | — | 54.3 to 72.9 degrees |
| April | 79.7 | 60.7 | 4.35 | — | 60.7 to 79.7 degrees |
| May | 86.9 | 68.6 | 4.42 | — | 68.6 to 86.9 degrees |
| June | 91 | 73.9 | 7.14 | — | 73.9 to 91 degrees |
| July | 92.7 | 75.7 | 7.94 | — | 75.7 to 92.7 degrees |
| August | 92.7 | 75.7 | 6.2 | — | 75.7 to 92.7 degrees |
| September | 88.6 | 72.1 | 5.8 | — | 72.1 to 88.6 degrees |
| October | 81.3 | 63.2 | 3.79 | — | 63.2 to 81.3 degrees |
| November | 72.9 | 54.5 | 4.11 | — | 54.5 to 72.9 degrees |
| December | 65.1 | 47.6 | 4.34 | — | 47.6 to 65.1 degrees |
Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00012930, New Orleans Audubon · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals
How to read New Orleans climate normals
What a climate normal is, and what it is not.
A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here New Orleans Audubon, 5.9 km from the centre of New Orleans. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. New Orleans sees about 93.1 days a year at or above 90°F and about 78.6 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.
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