Annual mean 22°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
31.2 °C
Coldest
13.8 °C
Wettest
26%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
NE
4.3 m/s average
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The average temperature in New Orleans over the whole year is 22°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. New Orleans has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 17% in October, the driest month, to 25% in July, the wettest. Winds in New Orleans are highest in March, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in New Orleans come in August, when the sky is typically 25% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
Month by month New Orleans climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
14°C
10°C
11°C
21%
44%
4.3 m/s
33
3
61
February
18°C
13°C
15°C
20%
50%
4.3 m/s
53
11
62
March
21°C
16°C
19°C
19%
43%
4.4 m/s
67
20
61
April
24°C
18°C
22°C
18%
37%
4.3 m/s
75
33
50
May
28°C
23°C
29°C
21%
32%
3.6 m/s
36
66
12
June
30°C
26°C
33°C
24%
29%
3.3 m/s
6
43
1
July
30°C
26°C
33°C
25%
26%
2.8 m/s
5
27
1
August
31°C
27°C
34°C
23%
25%
2.9 m/s
3
29
0
September
29°C
25°C
32°C
19%
25%
3.2 m/s
14
49
5
October
26°C
20°C
26°C
17%
27%
3.7 m/s
48
56
27
November
20°C
15°C
18°C
18%
35%
3.9 m/s
61
18
64
December
16°C
12°C
14°C
22%
47%
4.0 m/s
44
8
63
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short New Orleans weather by season
Year round, New Orleans has days of about 14°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 22°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
New Orleans weather in winterDecember to February
High 16°CLow 12°CRain 21%
Winter in New Orleans has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
New Orleans weather in springMarch to May
High 24°CLow 19°CRain 20%
Spring in New Orleans has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
New Orleans weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 26°CRain 24%
Summer in New Orleans has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
New Orleans weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 25°CLow 20°CRain 18%
Autumn in New Orleans has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in New Orleans?
New Orleans has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 17% in October, the driest month, to 25% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is New Orleans windiest?
Winds in New Orleans are highest in March, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in New Orleans year round?
The average temperature in New Orleans over the whole year is 22°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.