New Orleans Lakefront, LA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from New Orleans Lakefront's primary NOAA station, NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AP.
The climate verdict for New Orleans Lakefront
Warm-season cooling demand defines New Orleans Lakefront, Louisiana, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 71°F. It scores 76/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 69% of them.
- 71°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 76/100
- comfort score, above 69% of station-mapped location scores
- 60.1"
- annual precipitation
New Orleans Lakefront: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00053917 · New Orleans Lakefront, LA 71°F mean · 60.1" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 71°F
- RANK-WARM #6,587
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Victoria Rgnl
- PRCP-WET 60.1"
- SWING-MID 31°F
- COMF-TOP 76/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,292 CDD
- STN-1 USW00053917
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Victoria Rgnl, TX ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every LA station list.
- New Orleans Lak… (this station) 71°F
- Cold Sugar Land, TX 71°F
- Near Victoria Rgnl, TX 71°F
- Near Goliad, TX 71°F
- Near Angleton Brazor…, TX 71°F
New Orleans Lakefront sits in Louisiana, the #3 hottest U.S. state at 67.3°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · New Orleans Lakefront
New Orleans Lakefront: 61/100 · grade C
New Orleans Lakefront publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for New Orleans Lakefront, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 76/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 70.8°F · 3.3° from 67.5°F | 90/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.1 inches/year | 89/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 67 calendar days | 86/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 60.1 in · 25.1 from 35 in | 12/100 · F |
| Summer moisture balance | 73.6°F mean dew point | 2/100 · F |
New Orleans Lakefront · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
New Orleans Lakefront is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 54.0°F and warmest-month mean 84.7°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 84.7°F
- Coldest month
- 54.0°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where New Orleans Lakefront sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for New Orleans Lakefront's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 4% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, New Orleans Lakefront sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 5% wettest
- New Orleans Lakefront's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 90%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for New Orleans Lakefront is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How New Orleans Lakefront compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
New Orleans Lakefront's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
76 Top 31% score exceeds 69% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
New Orleans Lakefront's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 32 complete annual observations from 1991 to 2025, NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.33°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- New Orleans Lakefront primary station fitted change +0.33 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F (16°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 65°F (19°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 71°F (22°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 4.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 78°F (25°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 5.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| May | 85°F (29°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 6.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 18.6 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 84°F (29°C) | 6.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.8 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 85°F (29°C) | 6.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 23.5 |
| September | 87°F (31°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 4.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 13.0 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| November | 70°F (21°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 63°F (17°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 56°F (14°C) | 4.6" | 0.1" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in New Orleans Lakefront runs from a mild 47°F around January 9 to 91°F at the peak near August 1, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 24 through August 29, covering 67 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 9 to November 14.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 47°F around January 9.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 9, when 43% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is May 4 at 22%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 113 wet dates a year.
The widest day
February 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 15°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for New Orleans Lakefront.
Where New Orleans Lakefront Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 60 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 15°F.
New Orleans Lakefront earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
10.4 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
10.1 days with precipitation
New Orleans Lakefront spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 31% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. New Orleans Lakefront has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 30.7°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 6.5" and November 3.6". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in New Orleans Lakefront, it arrives in quantity
60.1" of precipitation falls across only about 113 wet days here, averaging 0.53 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 113 a year, 31% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.53 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- May, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches New Orleans Lakefront, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.1 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 0 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
January 5
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
January 22
50% probability date
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,134
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,292
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 11.2 | 46% | 33% |
| February | 70% | 11.8 | 45% | 31% |
| March | 70% | 11.2 | 46% | 26% |
| April | 68% | 10.9 | 52% | 16% |
| May | 71% | 8.8 | 47% | 12% |
| June | 71% | 8.0 | 53% | 11% |
| July | 71% | 8.0 | 56% | 10% |
| August | 71% | 8.8 | 55% | 10% |
| September | 69% | 10.2 | 60% | 13% |
| October | 70% | 10.5 | 59% | 17% |
| November | 72% | 10.8 | 54% | 22% |
| December | 73% | 11.6 | 47% | 31% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside LA closest to New Orleans Lakefront on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (71°F here).
- Austwell, TX 71°F · 0.0°F off
- El Campo, TX 71°F · 0.1°F off
- Goliad, TX 71°F · 0.1°F off
- Angleton, TX 71°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (60.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Natchez, MS 60.1" · 0.0" off
- Wilmington, NC 60.1" · 0.0" off
- Rockford, AL 60.2" · 0.1" off
- Waynesboro, MS 60.0" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How New Orleans Lakefront's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · wet · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. New Orleans Lakefront accumulates 3,292 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,134 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Warm-season demand is paired with a wet annual normal: 60.1 inches of precipitation at New Orleans Lakefront. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The month-by-month bars distinguish a concentrated wet season from moisture spread across the calendar.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in New Orleans Lakefront's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 30.7°F. The annual average is 71°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
A frost-free growing-season length is not available for New Orleans Lakefront. That missing field is kept separate from the observed temperature and precipitation record rather than filled from a regional estimate.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from New Orleans Lakefront's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For New Orleans Lakefront that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from New Orleans Lakefront's primary station: NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AP (USW00053917). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for New Orleans Lakefront; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for New Orleans Lakefront comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.