Orleans Parish climate

Orleans Parish Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 67°F to 74°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.94 in over about 7 wet days.

May 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.5060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
71°F
Precipitation
4.94 in
Record high
96°FMay 26, 2000
Record low
51°FMay 4, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.3
Daylight
13 h 20 min to 13 h 57 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
68°F
Wind
9.4 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
May 181°F67°F90°F 200257°F 199622%0%
May 282°F68°F92°F 200257°F 202622%0%
May 382°F68°F94°F 200253°F 201322%0%
May 482°F68°F92°F 200251°F 201322%0%
May 582°F68°F92°F 200259°F 201322%0%
May 682°F69°F93°F 200256°F 201322%0%
May 783°F69°F94°F 200257°F 199222%0%
May 883°F69°F93°F 200261°F 199222%0%
May 983°F69°F93°F 200258°F 199223%0%
May 1083°F70°F92°F 200362°F 199223%0%
May 1184°F70°F92°F 200064°F 202523%0%
May 1284°F70°F93°F 200063°F 199323%0%
May 1384°F70°F94°F 200063°F 201323%0%
May 1484°F71°F92°F 201861°F 200224%0%
May 1585°F71°F92°F 199255°F 201424%0%
May 1685°F71°F92°F 199458°F 201424%0%
May 1785°F71°F91°F 200059°F 201125%0%
May 1885°F72°F92°F 200060°F 200925%0%
May 1985°F72°F93°F 200059°F 200225%0%
May 2086°F72°F92°F 199863°F 199526%0%
May 2186°F72°F93°F 202064°F 199326%0%
May 2286°F72°F92°F 199566°F 199326%0%
May 2386°F73°F94°F 200062°F 199327%0%
May 2486°F73°F95°F 200069°F 201727%0%
May 2587°F73°F95°F 200066°F 201728%0%
May 2687°F73°F96°F 200068°F 201728%0%
May 2787°F74°F96°F 200069°F 199229%0%
May 2887°F74°F95°F 200069°F 199229%0%
May 2987°F74°F94°F 202469°F 199630%0%
May 3088°F74°F95°F 199866°F 202131%0%
May 3188°F74°F95°F 199869°F 199231%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of May: 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.