Climate averages 1991–2020
New Orleans weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in New Orleans: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 88 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Metairie (8 km away). In October its highs average 25.3°C, about as warm as New Orleans, with 89 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, New Orleans ranks joint 134th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 334th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; New Orleans is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.8°C to 20.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 88 mm to 83 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Metairie in OctoberUnited States · 8 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 89 mm rain
- Gulfport in OctoberUnited States · 105 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 95 mm rain
- Baton Rouge in OctoberUnited States · 120 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 86 mm rain
- Lafayette (Louisiana), United States in OctoberUnited States · 189 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 96 mm rain
- Mobile in OctoberUnited States · 212 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 88 mm rain
- Jackson in OctoberUnited States · 261 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 91 mm rain
- Lake Charles in OctoberUnited States · 302 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 95 mm rain
- Beaumont in OctoberUnited States · 388 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 17.1°C · 104 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.