Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for New Orleans, LA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in New Orleans typically feels like spring has fully arrived, with average highs of 77° and lows of 58°. History shows the date has some range to it though — it's hit as warm as 89° back in 1940 and dipped all the way to freezing in 1915. There's roughly a 1-in-4 chance of rain today, but snow is off the table entirely.
New Orleans has seen some genuinely extreme weather over its 133 years of records. The heat peaks hard — 104° in June 2009 — but the city has also endured a brutal 6° in February 1899, a 98-degree swing that tells you this place isn't always the balmy bayou of its reputation. The wettest single day on record dumped 13.08 inches in October 1937, and a Valentine's Day blizzard in 1895 dropped 10 inches of snow.
New Orleans runs warm and gets warmer fast — highs climb from the low 60s in January to the low 90s by late June, where they stay through August. If you're visiting for comfortable weather, April (79° avg high) and October (81°) are the sweet spots before humidity and heat take over. Mid-July is the wettest stretch of the year, averaging over 2 inches of rain in a single week, so pack accordingly.