Orleans Parish Weather in April
Average highs run from 75°F on April 1 to 81°F on April 30, and lows from 60°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.87 in over about 7 wet days.
April day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
April at a glance
- Average high
- 78°F
- Average low
- 63°F
- Precipitation
- 5.87 in
- Record high
- 91°FApr 14, 2001
- Record low
- 43°FApr 8, 2007
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.6
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 19 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 62°F
- Wind
- 10.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 75°F | 60°F | 84°F 2012 | 49°F 2019 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 2 | 75°F | 60°F | 87°F 2000 | 49°F 1992 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 3 | 75°F | 61°F | 87°F 2015 | 51°F 1992 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 4 | 75°F | 61°F | 88°F 2001 | 50°F 1992 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 5 | 75°F | 61°F | 88°F 2001 | 52°F 2000 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 6 | 76°F | 61°F | 86°F 2001 | 48°F 1996 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 7 | 76°F | 61°F | 87°F 1999 | 44°F 2007 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 8 | 76°F | 62°F | 88°F 2011 | 43°F 2007 | 25% | 0% |
| Apr 9 | 76°F | 62°F | 88°F 1999 | 47°F 2022 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 10 | 76°F | 62°F | 90°F 2011 | 49°F 2003 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 11 | 77°F | 62°F | 87°F 2001 | 55°F 1998 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 12 | 77°F | 63°F | 89°F 2001 | 55°F 1998 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 13 | 77°F | 63°F | 90°F 2001 | 49°F 1997 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 14 | 77°F | 63°F | 91°F 2001 | 50°F 2008 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 15 | 78°F | 63°F | 90°F 2001 | 48°F 2014 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 16 | 78°F | 64°F | 87°F 2002 | 48°F 2014 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 17 | 78°F | 64°F | 86°F 2002 | 54°F 1996 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 18 | 78°F | 64°F | 88°F 2002 | 52°F 1997 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 19 | 78°F | 64°F | 89°F 2011 | 52°F 2013 | 24% | 0% |
| Apr 20 | 79°F | 64°F | 90°F 2011 | 54°F 2013 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 21 | 79°F | 65°F | 90°F 2011 | 54°F 1993 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 22 | 79°F | 65°F | 90°F 2011 | 55°F 1993 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 23 | 79°F | 65°F | 90°F 2011 | 55°F 1993 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 24 | 80°F | 65°F | 90°F 2002 | 53°F 2012 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 25 | 80°F | 66°F | 90°F 2011 | 57°F 1996 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 26 | 80°F | 66°F | 89°F 1999 | 58°F 1995 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 27 | 80°F | 66°F | 91°F 2002 | 56°F 1992 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 28 | 81°F | 66°F | 91°F 2002 | 56°F 1992 | 23% | 0% |
| Apr 29 | 81°F | 67°F | 91°F 2002 | 59°F 1996 | 22% | 0% |
| Apr 30 | 81°F | 67°F | 91°F 2002 | 55°F 1996 | 22% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- April 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
- April 30
- sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053917 (New Orleans Lakefront AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053917, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.