Houston vs New Orleans Climate
95%matchOn climate, New Orleans is a 95% match for Houston. Compared with Houston, New Orleans has the same winter lows and more rain in summer.
Houston gets 51 in (1299 mm) of rain a year and New Orleans 67 in (1712 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 94°F (35°C) in Houston and 92°F (34°C) in New Orleans.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
HoustonNew Orleanssolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
HoustonNew Orleans
Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | New Orleans | Houston | New Orleans | Houston | New Orleans | |
| Jan | 64°F(18°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 45°F(7°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 3.8 in(97 mm) | 5.4 in(137 mm) |
| Feb | 68°F(20°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 49°F(9°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 3.2 in(81 mm) | 6.0 in(152 mm) |
| Mar | 74°F(24°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 55°F(13°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 2.9 in(74 mm) | 4.4 in(112 mm) |
| Apr | 80°F(27°C) | 80°F(27°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 3.2 in(82 mm) | 4.6 in(118 mm) |
| May | 87°F(31°C) | 87°F(30°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 3.8 in(97 mm) | 4.9 in(125 mm) |
| Jun | 92°F(34°C) | 91°F(33°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 6.4 in(162 mm) | 7.7 in(195 mm) |
| Jul | 94°F(35°C) | 92°F(34°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 74°F(24°C) | 4.4 in(112 mm) | 7.3 in(186 mm) |
| Aug | 94°F(35°C) | 92°F(34°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 4.5 in(114 mm) | 7.8 in(198 mm) |
| Sep | 91°F(33°C) | 89°F(32°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 71°F(22°C) | 5.8 in(147 mm) | 6.1 in(155 mm) |
| Oct | 83°F(29°C) | 82°F(28°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 62°F(16°C) | 4.5 in(115 mm) | 3.8 in(97 mm) |
| Nov | 74°F(23°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 53°F(12°C) | 52°F(11°C) | 4.4 in(113 mm) | 4.3 in(110 mm) |
| Dec | 66°F(19°C) | 66°F(19°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 4.1 in(105 mm) | 5.0 in(127 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.