You can expect about 3 to 8 days of rain in New Orleans during the month of May. It’s a good idea to bring along your umbrella so that you don’t get caught in poor weather.

Our weather forecast can give you a great sense of what weather to expect in New Orleans in May 2024.

If you’re planning to visit New Orleans in the near future, we highly recommend that you review the 14 day weather forecast for New Orleans before you arrive.

Temperatures

29° / 21°

Rainy Days

Snowy Days

Dry Days

Rainfall

Sun Hours

11.4

Hrs

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 31° /21°	2 31° /22°	3 29° /21°	4 27° /20°
5 30° /21°	6 31° /22°	7 30° /23°	8 33° /24°	9 28° /22°	10 31° /21°	11 29° /22°
12 29° /20°	13 29° /21°	14 29° /20°	15 30° /21°	16 31° /21°	17 31° /22°	18 31° /22°
19 31° /22°	20 31° /23°	21 31° /24°	22 30° /23°	23 31° /23°	24 31° /23°	25 31° /23°
26 31° /23°	27 30° /22°	28 32° /23°	29 32° /23°	30 31° /23°	31 32° /23°

Explore the weather in New Orleans in other months

New Orleans annual weather

Month	Temperatures	Rainy Days	Dry Days	Rainfall	Weather	More details
January	16° / 9°	4	27	53 mm	Good	New Orleans in January
February	19° / 12°	4	24	60 mm	Good	New Orleans in February
March	22° / 15°	4	27	65 mm	Good	New Orleans in March
April	25° / 18°	4	26	56 mm	Perfect	New Orleans in April
May	29° / 21°	7	24	85 mm	Ok	New Orleans in May
June	32° / 25°	10	20	136 mm	Ok	New Orleans in June
July	32° / 26°	13	18	189 mm	Ok	New Orleans in July
August	32° / 26°	16	15	224 mm	Ok	New Orleans in August
September	31° / 24°	10	20	138 mm	Ok	New Orleans in September
October	27° / 20°	5	26	69 mm	Perfect	New Orleans in October
November	21° / 14°	3	27	45 mm	Good	New Orleans in November
December	18° / 12°	4	27	69 mm	Good	New Orleans in December