Metairie Terrace climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Metairie Terrace?

Metairie Terrace has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 1,297 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Metairie Terrace?

The hottest day measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2023, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Metairie Terrace?

The coldest day measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -9.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Metairie Terrace?

Almost never: Metairie Terrace sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Metairie Terrace warmed?

Yes: Metairie Terrace warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Metairie Terrace?

The wettest day measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with 214 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Metairie Terrace?

The windiest day measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 106.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Metairie Terrace?

The warmest month in Metairie Terrace is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Metairie Terrace?

Metairie Terrace receives on average 1,297 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Metairie Terrace?

Metairie Terrace gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Metairie Terrace (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 1,297 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Metairie Terrace averages 2 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.

Metairie Terrace has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 27 August 2023) and the coldest -9.9 °C (on 23 December 1989).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Metairie TerraceLouisiana

coords: 29.98°, -90.16°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

20.6°C

Average daily high

24.1°C

Average daily low

17.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,297mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

18.4km/h

Seasonal range

15.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

76 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

137 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.4 cm

Average feels-like high

25.6 °C

Average feels-like low

17.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

165 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

37.9 °C

27 August 2023

Coldest day

-9.9 °C

23 December 1989

Wettest day

214 mm

29 August 2005

Windiest day

106.6 km/h

29 August 2005

Strongest gust

181.8 km/h

29 August 2005

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

30 July 1986

Coldest feels-like

-18.0 °C

23 December 1989

Snowiest day

9.6 cm

21 January 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

25 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.1 °C29 July 2025	-5.1 °C22 January 2025	21.5 °C	1,161 mm	109	5
2024	35.4 °C18 August 2024	-3.6 °C17 January 2024	22.0 °C	1,760 mm	107	2
2023	37.9 °C27 August 2023	3.0 °C20 March 2023	22.4 °C	1,025 mm	121	0
2022	35.2 °C24 June 2022	-3.1 °C24 December 2022	21.0 °C	1,494 mm	87	3
2021	33.9 °C23 August 2021	-3.7 °C16 February 2021	21.1 °C	1,988 mm	61	2
2020	34.6 °C12 July 2020	2.9 °C21 January 2020	21.7 °C	1,526 mm	79	0
2019	34.6 °C7 July 2019	0.9 °C13 November 2019	21.4 °C	1,381 mm	112	0
2018	34.2 °C22 July 2018	-5.5 °C17 January 2018	21.4 °C	1,549 mm	105	7
2017	33.7 °C28 July 2017	-1.5 °C7 January 2017	21.7 °C	1,547 mm	67	2
2016	34.0 °C1 September 2016	1.4 °C24 January 2016	21.6 °C	1,551 mm	90	0
2015	34.9 °C30 July 2015	-2.8 °C8 January 2015	21.6 °C	1,475 mm	84	1
2014	35.1 °C24 August 2014	-3.7 °C7 January 2014	20.1 °C	1,212 mm	83	6
2013	34.2 °C28 June 2013	2.0 °C3 March 2013	20.6 °C	1,521 mm	78	0
2012	34.8 °C25 June 2012	1.2 °C12 February 2012	21.6 °C	1,479 mm	70	0
2011	35.8 °C4 June 2011	-1.8 °C13 January 2011	21.2 °C	1,098 mm	97	1
2010	35.8 °C2 August 2010	-3.6 °C9 January 2010	20.2 °C	1,286 mm	104	6
2009	35.6 °C24 June 2009	0.9 °C21 January 2009	21.0 °C	1,360 mm	89	0
2008	34.5 °C28 July 2008	-1.1 °C3 January 2008	20.7 °C	1,346 mm	79	1
2007	35.4 °C11 August 2007	-0.1 °C16 February 2007	21.1 °C	959 mm	93	1
2006	35.2 °C15 August 2006	-0.4 °C8 December 2006	21.4 °C	900 mm	111	1
2005	33.5 °C20 August 2005	0.4 °C23 January 2005	20.9 °C	1,331 mm	100	0
2004	33.6 °C25 July 2004	0.4 °C24 December 2004	20.8 °C	1,329 mm	75	0
2003	32.1 °C22 July 2003	-2.7 °C24 January 2003	20.3 °C	1,304 mm	65	2
2002	33.0 °C21 July 2002	-1.9 °C4 January 2002	20.5 °C	1,511 mm	69	4
2001	32.6 °C21 July 2001	-1.4 °C2 January 2001	20.6 °C	1,322 mm	64	3
2000	36.6 °C29 August 2000	-1.2 °C20 December 2000	21.0 °C	869 mm	89	2
1999	34.6 °C3 August 1999	-1.4 °C4 January 1999	21.1 °C	862 mm	77	2
1998	35.8 °C1 August 1998	1.5 °C12 March 1998	21.4 °C	1,285 mm	106	0
1997	33.6 °C3 July 1997	-1.1 °C17 January 1997	20.2 °C	1,416 mm	81	2
1996	34.4 °C4 July 1996	-4.8 °C5 February 1996	20.2 °C	1,124 mm	72	11
1995	34.7 °C16 August 1995	0.0 °C10 December 1995	20.8 °C	1,554 mm	90	0
1994	31.9 °C16 June 1994	-0.8 °C19 January 1994	20.5 °C	1,144 mm	48	1
1993	34.0 °C31 July 1993	0.4 °C14 March 1993	20.1 °C	1,371 mm	81	0
1992	34.0 °C11 July 1992	0.7 °C20 January 1992	20.3 °C	1,603 mm	62	0
1991	33.2 °C14 July 1991	1.6 °C16 February 1991	20.7 °C	1,801 mm	73	0
1990	35.8 °C5 August 1990	-0.2 °C24 December 1990	21.2 °C	991 mm	104	1
1989	34.7 °C2 September 1989	-9.9 °C23 December 1989	20.3 °C	1,198 mm	75	6
1988	33.6 °C28 June 1988	-1.6 °C7 February 1988	20.1 °C	1,381 mm	64	2
1987	33.1 °C21 August 1987	-0.3 °C27 January 1987	20.1 °C	1,317 mm	61	1
1986	35.8 °C30 July 1986	-1.1 °C12 February 1986	20.8 °C	1,211 mm	93	2
1985	34.1 °C6 June 1985	-9.4 °C21 January 1985	20.4 °C	1,387 mm	66	8
1984	32.2 °C19 August 1984	-1.1 °C6 February 1984	20.1 °C	1,108 mm	49	4
1983	34.0 °C31 August 1983	-8.2 °C25 December 1983	19.4 °C	1,513 mm	58	5
1982	33.6 °C12 June 1982	-7.7 °C11 January 1982	20.8 °C	1,267 mm	90	6
1981	35.5 °C23 July 1981	-3.5 °C13 January 1981	20.5 °C	1,074 mm	89	4
1980	36.1 °C22 August 1980	-2.4 °C2 March 1980	20.5 °C	1,552 mm	95	3
1979	33.5 °C5 July 1979	-2.5 °C3 January 1979	19.8 °C	1,312 mm	55	7
1978	33.5 °C4 July 1978	-0.9 °C15 January 1978	19.9 °C	1,210 mm	81	3
1977	34.7 °C24 June 1977	-4.4 °C19 January 1977	20.4 °C	1,459 mm	88	7
1976	34.4 °C25 August 1976	-1.4 °C9 January 1976	19.7 °C	1,039 mm	69	1
1975	32.7 °C7 July 1975	-1.5 °C19 December 1975	20.6 °C	1,503 mm	52	1
1974	33.5 °C20 July 1974	1.7 °C26 February 1974	21.0 °C	1,142 mm	51	0
1973	34.0 °C10 July 1973	-1.2 °C10 February 1973	20.8 °C	1,513 mm	70	2
1972	34.1 °C1 July 1972	-0.8 °C16 January 1972	21.0 °C	1,103 mm	90	1
1971	33.9 °C24 June 1971	-1.0 °C10 February 1971	20.8 °C	1,011 mm	59	2
1970	34.7 °C3 July 1970	-3.6 °C7 January 1970	19.9 °C	1,152 mm	77	6
1969	35.0 °C29 June 1969	-1.2 °C5 January 1969	20.1 °C	1,123 mm	74	1
1968	33.5 °C28 July 1968	-1.5 °C14 January 1968	19.7 °C	766 mm	81	1
1967	33.6 °C27 June 1967	0.5 °C8 February 1967	20.3 °C	1,090 mm	52	0
1966	33.0 °C9 July 1966	-5.9 °C30 January 1966	19.7 °C	1,458 mm	53	4
1965	33.4 °C20 July 1965	-2.6 °C17 January 1965	20.5 °C	1,104 mm	58	1
1964	33.7 °C1 September 1964	-2.3 °C14 January 1964	20.1 °C	1,332 mm	66	4
1963	35.3 °C15 June 1963	-7.3 °C24 January 1963	20.3 °C	965 mm	90	9
1962	35.3 °C8 August 1962	-8.7 °C11 January 1962	20.6 °C	821 mm	99	7
1961	32.2 °C2 August 1961	-0.9 °C22 January 1961	19.8 °C	1,629 mm	32	2
1960	34.0 °C3 July 1960	-0.3 °C22 December 1960	19.7 °C	1,147 mm	80	2
1959	31.9 °C18 June 1959	0.1 °C5 January 1959	20.0 °C	1,506 mm	43	0
1958	32.6 °C2 August 1958	-2.3 °C13 February 1958	19.7 °C	1,289 mm	69	4
1957	34.8 °C10 July 1957	-1.8 °C12 December 1957	20.8 °C	1,308 mm	60	2
1956	34.3 °C8 August 1956	2.4 °C30 November 1956	20.7 °C	1,190 mm	73	0
1955	34.3 °C23 August 1955	-0.6 °C16 December 1955	20.8 °C	1,051 mm	73	1
1954	36.0 °C30 June 1954	0.7 °C8 February 1954	20.8 °C	796 mm	93	0
1953	35.2 °C19 June 1953	1.6 °C24 December 1953	20.9 °C	1,593 mm	82	0
1952	34.2 °C25 July 1952	0.5 °C15 December 1952	20.5 °C	1,035 mm	80	0
1951	35.8 °C14 August 1951	-6.5 °C2 February 1951	20.9 °C	898 mm	97	5
1950	33.5 °C27 June 1950	-1.2 °C7 December 1950	20.9 °C	1,012 mm	69	1
1949	33.3 °C20 August 1949	-0.3 °C31 January 1949	21.0 °C	1,788 mm	53	1
1948	33.4 °C9 July 1948	-3.8 °C18 January 1948	20.6 °C	1,813 mm	69	4
1947	35.4 °C6 August 1947	0.2 °C5 February 1947	20.4 °C	1,622 mm	66	0
1946	32.4 °C12 July 1946	1.3 °C23 January 1946	20.8 °C	1,724 mm	33	0
1945	33.8 °C24 June 1945	0.9 °C20 December 1945	21.2 °C	1,177 mm	82	0
1944	35.2 °C29 July 1944	2.9 °C9 January 1944	21.3 °C	1,331 mm	85	0
1943	36.4 °C26 August 1943	-0.1 °C3 March 1943	20.4 °C	1,311 mm	78	1
1942	33.5 °C13 July 1942	-1.5 °C11 January 1942	20.3 °C	1,058 mm	53	2
1941	33.1 °C10 August 1941	2.6 °C9 February 1941	20.1 °C	1,170 mm	51	0
1940	32.3 °C10 September 1940	-2.7 °C27 January 1940	19.5 °C	1,497 mm	32	8

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

109 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

5 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1161 mm

-136 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	14.2 °C	-1.6 °C	84 mm	-29 mm
Feb	19.6 °C	+2.3 °C	151 mm	+37 mm
Mar	22.5 °C	+2.1 °C	146 mm	+21 mm
Apr	25.7 °C	+1.7 °C	79 mm	-20 mm
May	28.0 °C	+0.4 °C	185 mm	+91 mm
Jun	30.6 °C	+0.4 °C	92 mm	-9 mm
Jul	31.6 °C	+0.8 °C	140 mm	+7 mm
Aug	30.9 °C	+0.1 °C	103 mm	-30 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	+1.4 °C	18 mm	-100 mm
Oct	26.6 °C	+1.3 °C	99 mm	+28 mm
Nov	22.4 °C	+1.8 °C	9 mm	-81 mm
Dec	18.5 °C	+1.2 °C	56 mm	-50 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.1 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-5.1 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

57.8 mm

9 May 2025

Windiest day

44.1 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

79.2 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

28 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.5 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

9.6 cm

21 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

25 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Metairie Terrace?

Metairie Terrace has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 1,297 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Metairie Terrace?

The hottest day measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2023, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Metairie Terrace?

The coldest day measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -9.9 °C.

Does it snow in Metairie Terrace?

Almost never: Metairie Terrace sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Metairie Terrace warmed?

Yes: Metairie Terrace warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Metairie Terrace?

The wettest day measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with 214 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Metairie Terrace?

The windiest day measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2005, with winds reaching 106.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Metairie Terrace?

The warmest month in Metairie Terrace is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Metairie Terrace?

Metairie Terrace receives on average 1,297 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Metairie Terrace?

Metairie Terrace gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Metairie Terrace?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Metairie Terrace between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2025, with 9.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Metairie Terrace?

Yes: Metairie Terrace has on average 165 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Metairie Terrace?

In Metairie Terrace, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 30 July 1986, and the lowest was -18.0 °C on 23 December 1989.

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