The summary climate graph for New Orleans, LA shows a selection of temperature, rainfall and snow minimum, mean and maximum measures over the course of a year. Click on each of the measures in the key to toggle them on and off.
The warmest month in Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, New Orleans, Louisiana is July with an average high temperature of 90.7°F. The hottest day on record was July 31 1976 when the temperature hit 106.9°F. During January the overnight temperature drops to an average of 44.5°F with the lowest temperature of 10.9°F being recorded on December 24 1989.
The warmest days on record are:
| 31 Jul 1976 | 106.9°F |
| 23 Aug 1980 | 101.8°F |
| 17 Jul 1980 | 100.9°F |
| 11 Sep 1980 | 100.9°F |
| 24 Jul 1981 | 100.9°F |
The warmest months on average were:
| August 2011 | 96.6°F |
| July 1980 | 95.7°F |
| August 1980 | 95.5°F |
| June 2011 | 95°F |
| August 1990 | 95°F |
The coldest days on record are:
| 24 Dec 1989 | 10.9°F |
| 11 Jan 1962 | 14°F |
| 24 Jan 1963 | 14°F |
| 26 Dec 1983 | 14°F |
| 22 Jan 1985 | 14°F |
The coldest months on average were:
| January 1985 | 32.8°F |
| January 1977 | 33.7°F |
| February 1978 | 35°F |
| December 1989 | 35.6°F |
| January 1979 | 35.8°F |
The wettest month by average rainfall in New Orleans, LA is June with an average of 4.3 inches of rain falling on 12 to 13 days.Although in July it typically rains on more days with 4.0 inches falling in 16 to 17 days. The driest month in New Orleans, LA is October with an average of 2.2 inches of rain falling on 7 to 8 days.
The wettest days on record are:
| 27 May 1973 | 13.8 inches |
| 9 May 1995 | 12.4 inches |
| 3 May 1978 | 6.3 inches |
| 17 May 1980 | 5.8 inches |
| 31 May 2001 | 4.6 inches |
The wettest months on record are:
| April 1973 | 35.1 inches |
| May 1973 | 29.9 inches |
| December 2009 | 27 inches |
| May 1995 | 24.7 inches |
| January 1991 | 22.1 inches |
The driest months on record are:
| November 1945 | 0 inches |
| December 1945 | 0 inches |
| January 1946 | 0 inches |
| February 1946 | 0 inches |
| March 1946 | 0 inches |