November
Best time
20.4°C / 13.5°C
12 rain days
mild, rainy
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 20.4°C / 69°F)
- outside peak hazard season
Best time to visit New Orleans
New Orleans, United States — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. The standouts: November.
Best months to visit
OK — shoulder months
December
OK
18.2°C / 11.6°C
15 rain days
mild, rainy
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 18.2°C / 65°F)
- outside peak hazard season
February
OK
19°C / 11.3°C
17 rain days
mild, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 19°C / 66°F)
- outside peak hazard season
March
OK
21.7°C / 14.4°C
18 rain days
mild, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 21.7°C / 71°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
April
OK
24.5°C / 17.3°C
18 rain days
warm, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 24.5°C / 76°F)
- outside peak hazard season
- warm evenings without humidity overload
January
OK
16°C / 8.5°C
15 rain days
mild, rainy
- outside peak hazard season
Months to skip
May
Skip
28.1°C / 21.1°C
20 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (20 rain days)
June
Skip
30.3°C / 24.3°C
24 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.3°C)
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
July
Skip
30.9°C / 25.3°C
26 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.9°C)
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
October
Skip
25.7°C / 19°C
14 rain days
⚠ peak season
warm, rainy
- heavy rain expected (14 days)
- peak hurricane season
September
Skip
29.3°C / 23.7°C
21 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (21 rain days)
- peak hurricane season
August
Skip
30.9°C / 25.5°C
26 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.9°C)
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
- peak hurricane season
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.