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New Orleans city, Louisiana

Official LSAD Designation: New Orleans city • Census GEOID: 2255000 • Orleans Parish

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for New Orleans city.

Reference Weather Station: NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AP, LA US (ID: USW00053917) • Located 5.7 miles from community center • Elevation: 2.7 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 61.0° 46.9° 54.0° 5.26"
February 65.3° 50.8° 58.1° 4.08"
March 71.4° 56.8° 64.1° 4.63"
April 77.7° 63.4° 70.6° 5.87"
May 84.6° 70.9° 77.7° 4.94"
June 89.3° 76.4° 82.9° 6.04"
July 90.6° 78.2° 84.4° 6.29"
August 90.8° 78.6° 84.7° 6.46"
September 87.2° 75.6° 81.4° 4.64"
October 79.2° 66.6° 72.9° 3.64"
November 69.8° 56.3° 63.1° 3.64"
December 63.4° 49.5° 56.4° 4.63"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AP, LA US (ID: USW00053917) • 5.7 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AP, LA US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 60.0 65.8 71.5 77.3 83.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 69.7°F 2011: Annual mean 71.5°F 2012: Annual mean 72.9°F 2013: Annual mean 71.5°F 2014: Annual mean 69.3°F 2015: Annual mean 72.8°F 2016: Annual mean 71.9°F 2017: Annual mean 72.6°F 2018: Annual mean 71.8°F 2019: Annual mean 71.7°F 2021: Annual mean 72.0°F 2022: Annual mean 71.3°F 2023: Annual mean 74.4°F 2024: Annual mean 74.3°F 2025: Annual mean 72.7°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 76.4°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 78.6°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 79.6°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 77.9°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 76.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 79.3°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 78.3°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 79.1°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 78.4°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 78.3°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 78.5°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 78.1°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 80.8°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 80.7°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 79.6°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 63.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 64.3°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 66.3°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 65.0°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 62.4°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 66.3°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 65.6°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 66.1°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 65.1°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 65.1°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 65.6°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 64.5°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 68.0°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 67.9°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 65.8°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 69.7 76.4 63.0
2011 71.5 78.6 64.3
2012 72.9 79.6 66.3
2013 71.5 77.9 65.0
2014 69.3 76.2 62.4
2015 72.8 79.3 66.3
2016 71.9 78.3 65.6
2017 72.6 79.1 66.1
2018 71.8 78.4 65.1
2019 71.7 78.3 65.1
2020 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2021 72.0 78.5 65.6
2022 71.3 78.1 64.5
2023 74.4 80.8 68.0
2024 74.3 80.7 67.9
2025 72.7 79.6 65.8
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.