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°C75°F / 13°C55°F
- 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.
Weather in March
- New OrleansHighs around 24 °C, lows around 13 °C, rain on about 5 daysHighs around 75 °F, lows around 55 °F, 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.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.