New Orleans, US
New Orleans Weather — Forecast With Attitude
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New Orleans weather does nothing by halves, especially humidity.
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Tomorrow in New Orleans
Clouds, high 24°C / low 19°C.
Next few hours
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New Orleans weather facts
- Days reaching 90°F (32°C)
- 85 days a year
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station NEW ORLEANS INTL AP, LA US (USW00012916), 1991-2020
- Hottest month
- July, average high 91°F (33°C)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station NEW ORLEANS INTL AP, LA US (USW00012916), 1991-2020
- Days with measurable rain or snow
- 115 days a year
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station NEW ORLEANS INTL AP, LA US (USW00012916), 1991-2020
- Wettest month
- June, 7.6 in (194 mm)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station NEW ORLEANS INTL AP, LA US (USW00012916), 1991-2020
- First autumn freeze, typical date
- December 31
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station NEW ORLEANS INTL AP, LA US (USW00012916), 1991-2020
New Orleans weather questions
How hot is New Orleans in summer?
Hot and very humid. The hottest month is July, average high 91°F (33°C), and the airport reaches the ninety-degree mark on 85 days a year. The warmest day in the current forecast is Tuesday, with a high of 27°C (81°F).
When is the rainy season in New Orleans?
It rains in every season, but summer brings the heaviest downpours. The wettest month is June, 7.6 in (194 mm), and the city records measurable rain on 115 days a year. The current forecast has rain on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Does it freeze in New Orleans?
Rarely, and briefly. In years when it does, the first freeze typically lands around December 31. The coldest night in the current forecast is Monday, with a low of 19°C (66°F).
New Orleans rain radar
Live precipitation over New Orleans, looped from the last hour.
Radar © RainViewer. Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO.
What the weather’s actually like in New Orleans
New Orleans weather is warm, wet and humid for most of the year: heavy summer downpours, a long hurricane season, and mild winters with only the occasional freeze.
Weather With Attitude gives you New Orleans’s real forecast — current conditions, hourly and 7-day, from live OpenWeatherMap data for the USA — and then tells you what it honestly thinks about it. Set the attitude from mildly sarcastic to fully sweary, or keep it clean. Severe weather is always played straight; the jokes are for the boring, beige-sky days.
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