‹ New Orleans weather by month
Typical January weather
New Orleans
Louisiana · January
61° days
47° nights
about 6 rainy days · 10½ hours of daylight
What to pack
- Sweater
- Umbrella
What January feels like
King cake season opens on Twelfth Night and does not stop until Mardi Gras, and the first parades start rolling before the month is out. The cold here is a wet cold that finds its way through fabric, and the old houses were never built with it in mind.
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 | 61° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 47° |
| Days with real rain | 6 |
| Total rain | 5.3 in |
| Humidity | dry air |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:56 am / 5:22 pm |