Orleans Parish climate

Orleans Parish Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Orleans Lakefront AP, 10 km from Orleans Parish

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 79°F to 78°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.46 in over about 12 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Orleans Parish, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
79°F
Precipitation
6.46 in
Record high
105°FAug 27, 2023
Record low
68°FAug 21, 1993
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
23.5
Daylight
13 h 34 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
75°F
Wind
7.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 191°F79°F100°F 201074°F 199540%0%
Aug 291°F79°F99°F 199970°F 199440%0%
Aug 391°F79°F98°F 199975°F 199340%0%
Aug 491°F79°F97°F 199973°F 201840%0%
Aug 591°F79°F98°F 202371°F 199440%0%
Aug 691°F79°F98°F 199974°F 199639%0%
Aug 791°F79°F98°F 202375°F 200439%0%
Aug 891°F79°F96°F 199273°F 200839%0%
Aug 991°F79°F99°F 202375°F 201239%0%
Aug 1091°F79°F99°F 199875°F 200039%0%
Aug 1191°F79°F99°F 202371°F 200439%0%
Aug 1291°F79°F99°F 200771°F 199639%0%
Aug 1391°F79°F99°F 202369°F 200438%0%
Aug 1491°F79°F98°F 199969°F 200438%0%
Aug 1591°F79°F100°F 202370°F 200438%0%
Aug 1691°F79°F98°F 199573°F 199238%0%
Aug 1791°F79°F99°F 199574°F 199238%0%
Aug 1891°F79°F100°F 199574°F 200438%0%
Aug 1991°F79°F99°F 199574°F 199238%0%
Aug 2091°F79°F100°F 202372°F 199238%0%
Aug 2191°F79°F96°F 200068°F 199338%0%
Aug 2291°F79°F98°F 202374°F 199237%0%
Aug 2391°F79°F101°F 202373°F 199237%0%
Aug 2491°F79°F100°F 202373°F 200837%0%
Aug 2590°F79°F99°F 202372°F 199637%0%
Aug 2690°F78°F99°F 202375°F 200837%0%
Aug 2790°F78°F105°F 202373°F 199136%0%
Aug 2890°F78°F95°F 199874°F 201036%0%
Aug 2990°F78°F98°F 199572°F 199236%0%
Aug 3090°F78°F99°F 200071°F 199236%0%
Aug 3190°F78°F99°F 200072°F 199236%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orleans Parish, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

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.