Harahan, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW ORLEANS AUDUBON, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Harahan has an annual average temperature of 71.8°F with about 64.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 94.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 46.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (8.77 in) and October the driest (3.58 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
30.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
714
Cooling need
3,150

Best time to visit Harahan

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

44 of 366 (12%) of Harahan's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
6
1900s
9
1910s
68
1920s
37
1930s
49
1940s
43
1950s
25
1960s
5
1970s
5
1980s
15
1990s
17
2000s
32
2010s
42
2020s
13

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 64.3°F 46.5°F 55.4°F 4.95 in 10
February 68.4°F 50.5°F 59.4°F 4.14 in 9
March 74.5°F 55.8°F 65.2°F 4.60 in 8
April 80.9°F 62.0°F 71.4°F 4.99 in 7
May 87.9°F 69.3°F 78.6°F 5.39 in 7
June 92.5°F 74.9°F 83.7°F 7.37 in 13
July 93.9°F 76.6°F 85.2°F 8.77 in 15
August 94.0°F 76.9°F 85.5°F 6.80 in 13
September 90.1°F 73.6°F 81.8°F 5.72 in 10
October 82.6°F 64.7°F 73.6°F 3.58 in 7
November 72.9°F 54.6°F 63.7°F 3.78 in 7
December 66.4°F 49.0°F 57.7°F 4.51 in 9

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