New Orleans, LA

New Orleans, LA's Topography

Much of the land lies beneath sea level and it is very flat and marshy, but metropolitan New Orleans is a dredged cityscape.

New Orleans, LA's weather year around

New Orleans is semi-tropical with mild winters and long spring and summer seasons. Freezing temperatures are rare, and snow is ever rarer, though it has occasionally fallen. Average year-round humidity is 76% and average monthly rainfall is 5 inches. Rain is frequent but the showers are brief.

Spring average 75°F.

Summer average 82°F.

Fall average 72°F.

Winter average 58°F.