Is New Orleans hot in May?
Days are typically warm at 29.5°C, while nights average 19.8°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
New Orleans in
May.
Typical May weather in New Orleans: 29.5°C by day, 19.8°C at night, 121 mm of rain over 5.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high29.5°C
Typical low19.8°C
Rain121 mm
Wet days5.1
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 59 out of 100 (April leads the year at 77). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 38 from latitude 29.95°. Open-water sea temperature is 25.4°C (20 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is New Orleans like in May?
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 121 mm across about 5 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 38 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 5 of 12 in our weather comparison; April ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 25.4°C in May. 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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