When to go · New Orleans
New Orleans in April
Great month. Inside New Orleans's best window: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside New Orleans's best window: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for New Orleans in this guide.
Weather in April
- New OrleansHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 5 days
- Gulf and Deep South, United States · New Orleans, Houston, Nashville, Atlantabest weather
Spring and autumn are comfortable; summer is hot and humid; hurricanes reach the Gulf coast.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Spring break big impact
March–April · United States
Students fill Florida, Texas and Mexico beaches; parks busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in New Orleans, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Apr: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Feb: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Apr: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Feb: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 5
Feb: 4 (better)
Crowds
Apr: Medium
Feb: Low
Prices
Apr: Medium
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 1
Feb: 1
April: Inside New Orleans's best window: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
February: Inside New Orleans's best window: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
New Orleans: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.