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°C93°F / 25°C77°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- High
- United States overall
- Prices
- High
- United States overall
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.
Weather in August
- New OrleansHighs around 34 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 7 daysHighs around 93 °F, lows around 77 °F, 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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- High
- Prices · United States overall
- High
United States overall: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries