New Orleans Weather
May 27th, 2011, 08:33 AM
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August is the worst month to visit NO.
It's a cliche but it's true: it's not the heat, it's the humidity! And I'm from there, and I am used to it. But it's hard to take if you are out in the sun all day.
It's a cliche but it's true: it's not the heat, it's the humidity! And I'm from there, and I am used to it. But it's hard to take if you are out in the sun all day.
May 27th, 2011, 08:36 AM
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PS -- the last week of August and first week of September are also the absolute height of hurricane season (both Camille and Katrina came around Labor Day).
Not that I would be that worried about that, but it's the worst time of year to visit weatherwise, all around.
Not that I would be that worried about that, but it's the worst time of year to visit weatherwise, all around.
May 27th, 2011, 09:41 AM
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I've been in New Orleans twice in my life (and would love to go back) - once in May, when the weather was beautiful, and once in July, when it was the hottest I've ever been in my life (and I've been in Egypt in August). Summer is simply not a good time to visit NO.
Jun 15th, 2011, 12:21 PM
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Hotter summer weather is offset by much cheaper hotels though. It's not uncommon for a hotel that is $500 a night during Mardi Gras to be $100 a night during the summer.
So if you do go during the summer, you can live it up at the Ritz or the Windsor Court for relatively cheap - that's a good tradeoff to me.
So if you do go during the summer, you can live it up at the Ritz or the Windsor Court for relatively cheap - that's a good tradeoff to me.
