When to go · New Orleans

New Orleans in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (heat, humidity, hurricane season), Mardi Gras week unless that is the point.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 34°C (93°F)93°F (34°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 7
Crowds: High; United States overall
Prices: High; United States overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for New Orleans

Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (heat, humidity, hurricane season), Mardi Gras week unless that is the point.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

New OrleansHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 7 days
Gulf and Deep South, United States · New Orleans, Houston, Nashville, Atlantastorm or typhoon risk
Spring and autumn are comfortable; summer is hot and humid; hurricanes reach the Gulf coast.

United States overall: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in New Orleans, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (heat, humidity, hurricane season), Mardi Gras week unless that is the point.

February: Inside New Orleans's best window: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

New Orleans: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.