Orleans Parish climate

Orleans Parish Weather in September

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

Average highs run from 90°F on September 1 to 84°F on September 30, and lows from 78°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.64 in over about 9 wet days.

September 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

September at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
76°F
Precipitation
4.64 in
Record high
101°FSep 4, 2000
Record low
61°FSep 22, 1995
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
13.0
Daylight
12 h 45 min to 11 h 53 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
72°F
Wind
8.7 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 190°F78°F98°F 200072°F 199835%0%
Sep 290°F78°F99°F 200075°F 199935%0%
Sep 389°F78°F95°F 202472°F 199235%0%
Sep 489°F78°F101°F 200075°F 199435%0%
Sep 589°F78°F97°F 200069°F 201134%0%
Sep 689°F77°F96°F 199967°F 201134%0%
Sep 789°F77°F99°F 202367°F 201134%0%
Sep 889°F77°F94°F 201269°F 201133%0%
Sep 989°F77°F94°F 199471°F 201133%0%
Sep 1088°F77°F93°F 200269°F 201132%0%
Sep 1188°F77°F94°F 202369°F 201732%0%
Sep 1288°F77°F95°F 201969°F 201732%0%
Sep 1388°F76°F95°F 201966°F 201531%0%
Sep 1488°F76°F94°F 199568°F 201531%0%
Sep 1588°F76°F95°F 199570°F 201131%0%
Sep 1687°F76°F95°F 199567°F 201130%0%
Sep 1787°F76°F94°F 199169°F 200830%0%
Sep 1887°F75°F95°F 201871°F 200029%0%
Sep 1987°F75°F95°F 201869°F 199129%0%
Sep 2087°F75°F95°F 199564°F 199129%0%
Sep 2186°F75°F96°F 199764°F 199128%0%
Sep 2286°F74°F96°F 199761°F 199528%0%
Sep 2386°F74°F95°F 200062°F 199528%0%
Sep 2486°F74°F93°F 199364°F 199927%0%
Sep 2585°F74°F92°F 199365°F 200027%0%
Sep 2685°F73°F92°F 199362°F 200027%0%
Sep 2785°F73°F92°F 201962°F 199126%0%
Sep 2885°F73°F91°F 200962°F 199126%0%
Sep 2984°F73°F94°F 199462°F 199626%0%
Sep 3084°F72°F91°F 199464°F 200325%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).

September 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:46 PM

Every day of September: 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.