When to go · New Orleans
New Orleans in September
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
- 32°C90°F / 23°C73°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- 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 September
- New OrleansHighs around 32 °C, lows around 23 °C, rain on about 6 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 73 °F, rain on about 6 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.
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.
Labor Day big impact
1st Monday of September · United States
End of summer; last big road-trip weekend.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: After Labor Day the crowds drop and parks stay open; Florida and the Gulf are at hurricane peak.
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