When to go · New Orleans

New Orleans in October

Great month. Inside New Orleans's best window: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C); average high / low
Rain days: 4
Crowds: Medium; United States overall
Prices: Medium; United States overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for New Orleans

Inside New Orleans's best window: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

No other month rates higher than October for New Orleans in this guide.

Long-term averages

New OrleansHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 4 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.

United States overall: Best all-round month: New England foliage, desert parks, cooler cities. High roads start closing late in the month.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in New Orleans, side by side.

First month

Second month

October: 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.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.