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New Orleans

Jazz, Creole food and French Quarter balconies in America's most distinctive city.

  • Music
  • Food
  • Nightlife
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What New Orleans is like

New Orleans is unlike anywhere else in America: jazz in the streets, French and Spanish colonial buildings, Creole food and the famous Mardi Gras carnival.

Don't miss

  1. 01
    French QuarterBalconied streets, Jackson Square and Bourbon Street.
  2. 02
    Frenchmen StreetLive jazz clubs, more for music than partying.
  3. 03
    Garden DistrictGrand old mansions, reached by the St Charles streetcar.
  4. 04
    National WWII MuseumOne of the best museums in the country.

Where to stay

  • French QuarterIn the middle of everything, but noisy.
  • Marigny or the Garden DistrictQuieter and full of character.

Worth knowing

The St Charles streetcar line, opened in 1835, is the oldest continuously operating street railway in the world.

Keep going · the hidden gemBarataria Preserveboardwalks through the swampScroll down for the detour
The detour

Barataria Preserve: boardwalks through the swamp

Barataria PreservePhoto: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boardwalk trails through swamp and marsh, with alligators, herons and cypress trees.

WhereAbout 17 miles from the airport (MSY)
Getting thereAbout 30 minutes' drive south.
Tours and tickets for Barataria Preserve →

Direct flights to New Orleans from the UK

FromAirlinesMonths with flightsDistanceBook
HeathrowBritish AirwaysAll year4,620 miFares →

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Weather in New Orleans by month

Average daytime highs. The warmest months are June, July, August.

MonthDayNightRainy days
January17°8°–
February19°10°–
March22°13°–
April26°16°–
May30°21°–
June32°24°–
July33°25°–
August33°25°–
September31°23°–
October27°18°–
November22°12°–
December18°9°–

Long-term averages from the national weather service's station record, as compiled on Wikipedia (New Orleans). This station doesn't publish a count of rainy days with at least 1mm, so we don't show one.

Before you go

  • You need an approved ESTA (or a US visa) before you travel. Apply on the official ESTA website, esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
  • Your passport must be valid for your whole stay.

From the Foreign Office's United States travel advice, checked on 16 October 2026. Rules change, so check it before you travel.

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