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Typical December weather
New Orleans
Louisiana · December
63° days
50° nights
about 6 rainy days · 10 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Light jacket
- Umbrella
What December feels like
Reveillon dinners run all month and Celebration in the Oaks turns City Park into a light show. On Christmas Eve, bonfires burn along the levee up in St. James Parish to light the way for Papa Noël, and it is worth the drive if the rain holds off.
Expect about 6 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. The air runs dry — whatever the thermometer says, it wears easy.
The numbers
| Typical high | 63° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 50° |
| Days with real rain | 6 |
| Total rain | 4.6 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:48 am / 5:02 pm |