Best time to visit New Orleans
Our pick for sun: April to May.
The best months
- SunApril to May
- CityMarch to April
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Best avoided, 20/100 | Fair, 39/100 | Good, 68/100 | Ideal, 83/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Fair, 55/100, Cyclone season | Fair, 55/100, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 25/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Fair, 40/100, Cyclone season | Fair, 53/100, Cyclone season | Fair, 55/100, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 32/100 |
| City | Good, 73/100 | Good, 79/100 | Ideal, 80/100 | Ideal, 83/100 | Good, 73/100 | Best avoided, 34/100, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 30/100, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 1/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 21/100, Cyclone season | Fair, 48/100, Cyclone season | Good, 70/100, Cyclone season | Good, 77/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 9°C | 117 mm |
| February | 18°C | 11°C | 111 mm |
| March | 21°C | 14°C | 118 mm |
| April | 24°C | 17°C | 103 mm |
| May | 28°C | 21°C | 97 mm |
| June | 30°C | 25°C | 138 mm |
| July | 31°C | 26°C | 150 mm |
| August | 31°C | 25°C | 167 mm |
| September | 29°C | 24°C | 129 mm |
| October | 25°C | 19°C | 92 mm |
| November | 21°C | 13°C | 86 mm |
| December | 17°C | 10°C | 100 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 3 h 20 min
- From YYZ : about 2 h 45 min
- From YVR : about 4 h 55 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).