New Orleans
The tables below display average monthly climate and weather indicators in New Orleans Louisiana.
Temperature by: Fahrenheit / Centigrade
New Orleans Temperature |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Avg. Temperature | 51.3 | 54.3 | 61.6 | 68.5 | 74.8 | 80.0 | 81.9 | 81.5 | 78.1 | 69.1 | 61.1 | 54.5 | 68.1 |
Avg. Max Temperature | 60.8 | 64.1 | 71.6 | 78.5 | 84.4 | 89.2 | 90.6 | 90.2 | 86.6 | 79.4 | 71.1 | 64.3 | 77.6 |
Avg. Min Temperature | 41.8 | 44.4 | 51.6 | 58.4 | 65.2 | 70.8 | 73.1 | 72.8 | 69.5 | 58.7 | 51.0 | 44.8 | 58.5 |
Days with Max Temp of 90 F or Higher | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | < 0.5 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 72.0 |
Days with Min Temp Below Freezing | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | < 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
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New Orleans Heating and Cooling |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Heating Degree Days | 450 | 316 | 162 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 178 | 349 | 1513 |
Cooling Degree Days | 25.0 | 17.0 | 56.0 | 133 | 304 | 450 | 524 | 512 | 393 | 157 | 61.0 | 23.0 | 2655 |
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New Orleans Precipitation |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Precipitation (inches) | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 61.9 |
Days with Precipitation 0.01 inch or More | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 115 |
Monthly Snowfall (inches) | 0.0 | 0.1 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | < 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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Other New Orleans Weather Indicators |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Average Wind Speed | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
Clear Days | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 101 |
Partly Cloudy Days | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 118 |
Cloudy Days | 17.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 146 |
Percent of Possible Sunshine | 46.0 | 50.0 | 56.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 | 58.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 64.0 | 54.0 | 48.0 | 57.0 |
Avg. Relative Humidity | 67.5 | 75.5 | 74.5 | 75.0 | 74.5 | 75.5 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 77.5 | 76.5 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 77.0 |
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