Climate averages 1991–2020
New Orleans weather
in June.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in New Orleans: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 131 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes June a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 02 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Metairie (8 km away). In June its highs average 30.4°C, about as warm as New Orleans, with 124 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, New Orleans ranks joint 142nd of 498 for the warmest June highs and joint 460th of 498 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 498 cities is 27.9°C; New Orleans is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 131 mm to 143 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
New Orleans climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.9°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 113 | 9.7 | 10.510 h |
| February | 17.8°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 108 | 8.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 20.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 114 | 9.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.9°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 99 | 8.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 27.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 91 | 9.2 | 13.614 h |
| June, selected | 30.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 131 | 15.0 | 14.014 h |
| July | 30.8°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 143 | 17.9 | 13.914 h |
| August | 30.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 159 | 17.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 28.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 123 | 12.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 88 | 8.0 | 11.511 h |
| November | 20.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 83 | 7.3 | 10.711 h |
| December | 17.1°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 96 | 9.2 | 10.310 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
June in nearby cities
- Metairie in JuneUnited States · 8 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.3°C · 124 mm rain
- Gulfport in JuneUnited States · 105 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 137 mm rain
- Baton Rouge in JuneUnited States · 120 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 120 mm rain
- Lafayette (Louisiana), United States in JuneUnited States · 189 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 114 mm rain
- Mobile in JuneUnited States · 212 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.3°C · 128 mm rain
- Jackson in JuneUnited States · 261 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.3°C · 87 mm rain
- Lake Charles in JuneUnited States · 302 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.4°C · 133 mm rain
- Beaumont in JuneUnited States · 388 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 133 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for New Orleans) is explained once on the New Orleans year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.