Frost dates · Louisiana
Does it ever freeze in New Orleans?
New Orleans gets a freeze in about nine years out of ten, on about 5 nights a year on average.
In the years it does freeze, the first night tends to come around December 31 and the last around January 30.
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No freeze in the forecast for the next 48 hours.
New Orleans freezes in most years, but only on a handful of nights, which the city treats as an excuse for gumbo.
Live 48-hour check from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
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A frost date here is a night when the official thermometer reads 32°F or colder. Frost on the ground can show up on clear, calm nights a few degrees milder.
Other cities where it hardly ever freezes
- Corpus Christi, Texas: freezes on about 4 nights a year
- San Jose, California: freezes on about 3 nights a year
- Orlando, Florida: freezes on about 2 nights a year
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, station USW00012916.