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Typical February weather

New Orleans

Louisiana · February

Carnival weather: unpredictable, occasionally miserable, entirely worth it.

65° days
51° nights

about 6 rainy days · 11 hours of daylight

What to pack

What February feels like

Wherever Mardi Gras falls, the two weeks before it own the city — parade routes, ladders on the neutral ground, and no chance of parking anywhere near St. Charles. Locals dress in layers under the costume, because a parade night can go from pleasant to shivering by the third krewe.

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 high65°
Typical low51°
Days with real rain6
Total rain4.1 in
Humiditydry air
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:39 am / 5:49 pm

How February compares

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