Is New Orleans hot in August?
Days are typically hot at 33.4°C, while nights average 24.5°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
New Orleans in
August.
Typical August weather in New Orleans: 33.4°C by day, 24.5°C at night, 185 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high33.4°C
Typical low24.5°C
Rain185 mm
Wet days12.4
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 22 out of 100 (April leads the year at 77). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 13 from latitude 29.95°. Open-water sea temperature is 29.9°C (20 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is New Orleans like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 185 mm across about 12 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 13 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 12 of 12 in our weather comparison; April ranks first.
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Warm sea in August
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 29.9°C in August. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4335045
- NOAA station
- USC00168941 · TERRYTOWN 3S
- Station distance
- 6.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 19 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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