New Orleans weather falls within the humid subtropical category; summers in the city are characteristically hot and humid, while winters are predominantly mild and rather short in duration.

An unfortunate aspect of New Orleans weather is the fact that the city is prone to hurricanes that frequently hit it, often with devastating effects. Sitting at a rather low elevation, and surrounded by water from the north, east, and south as well as Louisiana's sinking coast, make New Orleans the United States’ most vulnerable city to hurricanes.

As mentioned earlier, during summer New Orleans weather is predominantly hot and humid. July is the hottest month of the year, recording high averages of 33 °C and lows of 23 °C. Summer weather in New Orleans is also notable for its high precipitation levels, making it the wettest season of the year, October being the driest month. Most of the rainfalls occur during late summer and are often a result of tropical storms.

Winters in New Orleans are characteristically mild. Although early morning weather in New Orleans is often somewhat chilly, mercury never falls bellow 6 °C, reaching highs of 17 °C. Although snow and ice are usually conspicuously absent terms in the book of New Orleans weather, in the past there have been instances when light snow descended upon the city, creating a sense of a white Christmas. 

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