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New Orleans, LA vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

New Orleans

LA

Phoenix sees rain or snow on roughly 82 fewer days each year.

Phoenix endures about 68 more days above 90 °F each year. Phoenix enjoys about 86 more sunny days a year than New Orleans.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for New Orleans, LA and Phoenix, AZ
New OrleansMetricPhoenix
221 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
63 inPrecipitationper year7 in
115 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
95 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
4 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
77%Humidityaverage relative35%
71 °FAverage temperatureyear round74 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

New OrleansPhoenix

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovNew Orleans, Jan: 63 °FNew Orleans, Feb: 67 °FNew Orleans, Mar: 73 °FNew Orleans, Apr: 79 °FNew Orleans, May: 86 °FNew Orleans, Jun: 91 °FNew Orleans, Jul: 92 °FNew Orleans, Aug: 93 °FNew Orleans, Sep: 89 °FNew Orleans, Oct: 81 °FNew Orleans, Nov: 72 °FNew Orleans, Dec: 65 °FPhoenix, Jan: 66 °FPhoenix, Feb: 69 °FPhoenix, Mar: 76 °FPhoenix, Apr: 83 °FPhoenix, May: 92 °FPhoenix, Jun: 102 °FPhoenix, Jul: 105 °FPhoenix, Aug: 103 °FPhoenix, Sep: 98 °FPhoenix, Oct: 87 °FPhoenix, Nov: 75 °FPhoenix, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovNew Orleans, Jan: 46 °FNew Orleans, Feb: 50 °FNew Orleans, Mar: 55 °FNew Orleans, Apr: 62 °FNew Orleans, May: 69 °FNew Orleans, Jun: 75 °FNew Orleans, Jul: 77 °FNew Orleans, Aug: 77 °FNew Orleans, Sep: 74 °FNew Orleans, Oct: 64 °FNew Orleans, Nov: 54 °FNew Orleans, Dec: 49 °FPhoenix, Jan: 44 °FPhoenix, Feb: 47 °FPhoenix, Mar: 52 °FPhoenix, Apr: 58 °FPhoenix, May: 67 °FPhoenix, Jun: 75 °FPhoenix, Jul: 82 °FPhoenix, Aug: 82 °FPhoenix, Sep: 76 °FPhoenix, Oct: 64 °FPhoenix, Nov: 51 °FPhoenix, Dec: 43 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New Orleans high636773798691929389817265
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
New Orleans low465055626975777774645449
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

New OrleansPhoenix
0.02.55.07.5JanMarMayJulSepNovNew Orleans, Jan: 5.3 inNew Orleans, Feb: 5.1 inNew Orleans, Mar: 5.4 inNew Orleans, Apr: 4.7 inNew Orleans, May: 4.3 inNew Orleans, Jun: 6.2 inNew Orleans, Jul: 6.7 inNew Orleans, Aug: 7.5 inNew Orleans, Sep: 5.8 inNew Orleans, Oct: 4.1 inNew Orleans, Nov: 3.9 inNew Orleans, Dec: 4.6 inPhoenix, Jan: 0.9 inPhoenix, Feb: 1.1 inPhoenix, Mar: 0.8 inPhoenix, Apr: 0.2 inPhoenix, May: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jun: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jul: 0.6 inPhoenix, Aug: 0.9 inPhoenix, Sep: 0.7 inPhoenix, Oct: 0.6 inPhoenix, Nov: 0.5 inPhoenix, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New Orleans5.35.15.44.74.36.26.77.55.84.13.94.6
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

New OrleansPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovNew Orleans, Jan: 16 daysNew Orleans, Feb: 14 daysNew Orleans, Mar: 18 daysNew Orleans, Apr: 19 daysNew Orleans, May: 21 daysNew Orleans, Jun: 20 daysNew Orleans, Jul: 18 daysNew Orleans, Aug: 17 daysNew Orleans, Sep: 20 daysNew Orleans, Oct: 23 daysNew Orleans, Nov: 20 daysNew Orleans, Dec: 16 daysPhoenix, Jan: 23 daysPhoenix, Feb: 21 daysPhoenix, Mar: 25 daysPhoenix, Apr: 27 daysPhoenix, May: 29 daysPhoenix, Jun: 29 daysPhoenix, Jul: 24 daysPhoenix, Aug: 26 daysPhoenix, Sep: 28 daysPhoenix, Oct: 28 daysPhoenix, Nov: 25 daysPhoenix, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
New Orleans161418192120181720232016
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

Keep comparing

Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.

About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).