New Orleans, Louisiana, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 88°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 46°F.

New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on New Orleans, Louisiana, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 96°F Near Record · 99th pct

Low 82°F Very High · 96th pct

Feels-like 104°F Above Normal · 66th pct

Humidity 24.4 g/m³ Near Record · 99th pct

Wind 11 mph Above Normal · 74th pct

Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Notable weather in New Orleans

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the city's levees and flooded roughly 80% of New Orleans, one of the deadliest and costliest disasters in U.S. history. Read more →

New Orleans average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is February (0.20 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	59°F	46°F	0.10 in
February	63°F	51°F	0.20 in
March	68°F	56°F	0.10 in
April	74°F	63°F	0.20 in
May	81°F	71°F	0.20 in
June	86°F	78°F	0.20 in
July	87°F	80°F	0.20 in
August	88°F	80°F	0.20 in
September	85°F	76°F	0.20 in
October	78°F	66°F	0.10 in
November	69°F	57°F	0.10 in
December	63°F	50°F	0.20 in

Jan 35°–69°

Feb 40°–72°

Mar 45°–76°

Apr 54°–80°

May 65°–85°

Jun 75°–90°

Jul 77°–91°

Aug 77°–91°

Sep 71°–89°

Oct 58°–83°

Nov 47°–76°

Dec 40°–72°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 101°F on 2023-08-26
Coldest day on record: 16°F on 1989-12-23

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Percentiles compare each day to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →