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Macau vs New Orleans
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Macau is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; New Orleans is the wetter, with 7 in more rain a year, and New Orleans the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Macau and New Orleans, in everyday terms.
Summers
New Orleans has hotter summers
Macau: Hot
New Orleans: Hot
Winters
Macau has milder winters
Macau: Mild
New Orleans: Cool
Rain & snow
New Orleans is wetter
Macau: Wet
New Orleans: Very wet
Sky
New Orleans is sunnier
Macau: Often cloudy
New Orleans: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Macau is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
New Orleans is the wetter — about 7 in more across the year.
Clear skies
New Orleans has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 65 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 69 |
| New Orleans | 64 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -4 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 65 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 87 |
| New Orleans | 64 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 93 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 69 |
| New Orleans | 94 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -4 | -2 |
Avg low (°F) Macau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 54 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 57 |
| New Orleans | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -11 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 54 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 78 |
| New Orleans | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 75 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 79 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 57 |
| New Orleans | 77 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -11 | -8 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1 |
| New Orleans | 5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Difference | +3.9 | +3.3 | +2.1 | +0.5 | -2.8 | -4.2 | +0.9 | -2.9 | -1.3 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +3.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 11.5 |
| New Orleans | 5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5 | 5.4 | 7.4 |
| Difference | +3.9 | +3.3 | +2.1 | +0.5 | -2.8 | -4.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 7.9 | 9.7 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1 |
| New Orleans | 8.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Difference | +0.9 | -2.9 | -1.3 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +3.5 |
Cloud cover (%) Macau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| New Orleans | 59 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 41 | 46 | 59 |
| Difference | -1 | -11 | -21 | -23 | -28 | -26 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -8 | -6 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 |
| New Orleans | 59 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 53 |
| Difference | -1 | -11 | -21 | -23 | -28 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| New Orleans | 58 | 56 | 48 | 41 | 46 | 59 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -17 | -8 | -6 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 79 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| New Orleans | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 |
| Difference | +3 | -2 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -3 | +1 | +2 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 79 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 |
| New Orleans | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Difference | +3 | -2 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 85 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| New Orleans | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -3 | +1 | +2 | +6 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Macau trends → · New Orleans trends →
Methodology & sources
Macau
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Macau Intl, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
New Orleans
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at New Orleans Audubon (NOAA GHCN station USW00012930), about 7 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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