When to go · New Orleans
New Orleans in March
Great month. Inside New Orleans's best window: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°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 March?
No other month rates higher than March for New Orleans in this guide.
Weather in March
- New OrleansHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °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.
Mardi Gras (New Orleans) big impact
Feb or Mar (varies) · United States
New Orleans hotels triple in price and sell out.
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: Spring break fills Florida beaches and parks; the desert parks come into season.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in New Orleans, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Feb: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Mar: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Feb: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 5
Feb: 4 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Feb: Low
Prices
Mar: Medium
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 2
Feb: 1
March: 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.