New Orleans LA Recent December Temperatures, Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the December weather in New Orleans, Louisiana was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives December data by year for temperature and precipitation.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot or cold days occurred each December. Then there's information on how much rain actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often New Orleans had wet weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Temperature

December temperature averages by year in New Orleans
High °F	Low °F	Year	High °C	Low °C
66	50	2023	19	10
66	52	2022	19	11
74	58	2021	23	14
66	47	2020	19	8
68	51	2019	20	11
66	51	2018	19	11
64	47	2017	18	9
67	52	2016	20	11
72	57	2015	22	14
67	51	2014	20	10
63	48	2013	17	9
68	50	2012	20	10
66	49	2011	19	10
61	42	2010	16	6

Number of days in December when the temperature in New Orleans dropped to 32 or below, or rose to at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit
32 °F 0 °C	Year	70 °F 21 °C
0	2023	7
4	2022	16
0	2021	22
0	2020	12
0	2019	15
0	2018	12
2	2017	12
0	2016	13
0	2015	21
0	2014	11
0	2013	10
0	2012	17
0	2011	13
2	2010	8

Rain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on New Orleans during December in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more.

Total rainfall for December in New Orleans
Days	Year	Inches	Millimetres
6	2023	9.5	240
10	2022	8.0	204
10	2021	3.1	78
10	2020	4.1	103
10	2019	2.8	72
11	2018	5.3	135
12	2017	5.2	131
9	2016	7.9	200
12	2015	6.5	164
8	2014	4.0	101
11	2013	3.2	81
11	2012	5.1	130
8	2011	1.3	33
6	2010	2.2	55

New Orleans - Recent December Temperatures and Rainfall

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