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Best Climate Cities in Louisiana

Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Temperature · 35% Sunshine · 30% Clean Air · 25% Low Rain · 10%

Top 12 Best Climate Cities in Louisiana

Ranked by composite score across 4 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 95.6
New Orleans, LA
376,035 residents
Temperature 72°F
Sunshine 323 days
Clean Air 42
#2
Score 94.5
Metairie, LA
138,995 residents
Temperature 72°F
Sunshine 321 days
Clean Air 42
#3
Score 87.6
Baton Rouge, LA
223,699 residents
Temperature 71°F
Sunshine 316 days
Clean Air 42
#4
Score 83.8
Avondale, LA
5,200 residents
Temperature 72°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42
#5
Score 83.8
Elmwood, LA
6,022 residents
Temperature 72°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42
#6
Score 83.8
Bridge City, LA
7,258 residents
Temperature 72°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42
#7
Score 83.8
Marrero, LA
31,866 residents
Temperature 72°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42
#8
Score 83.8
Harahan, LA
8,939 residents
Temperature 72°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42
#9
Score 83.8
Westwego, LA
8,382 residents
Temperature 72°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42
#10
Score 79.3
Bayou Gauche, LA
1,463 residents
Temperature 71°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42
#11
Score 79.3
Waggaman, LA
10,617 residents
Temperature 71°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42
#12
Score 79.3
Destrehan, LA
11,786 residents
Temperature 71°F
Sunshine 317 days
Clean Air 42

Full Ranking, Louisiana

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 New Orleans LA 95.6
2 Metairie LA 94.5
3 Baton Rouge LA 87.6
4 Avondale LA 83.8
5 Elmwood LA 83.8
6 Bridge City LA 83.8
7 Marrero LA 83.8
8 Harahan LA 83.8
9 Westwego LA 83.8
10 Bayou Gauche LA 79.3
11 Waggaman LA 79.3
12 Destrehan LA 79.3
13 Hahnville LA 79.3
14 Des Allemands LA 79.3
15 New Sarpy LA 79.3
16 River Ridge LA 79.3
17 Luling LA 79.3
18 Boutte LA 79.3
19 Norco LA 79.3
20 St. Rose LA 79.3
21 Ama LA 79.3
22 Empire LA 78.8
23 Lake Charles LA 78.4
24 Timberlane LA 77.4
25 Harvey LA 77.4
26 Gretna LA 77.4
27 Terrytown LA 77.4
28 Port Sulphur LA 76.9
29 Abita Springs LA 76.8
30 Mandeville LA 76.8
31 Laplace LA 76.8
32 Kenner LA 76.8
33 Ponchatoula LA 76.8
34 Covington LA 76.8
35 Montz LA 76.8
36 Patterson LA 75.6
37 Bayou L'Ourse LA 75.6
38 Pierre Part LA 75.6
39 Morgan City LA 75.6
40 Amelia LA 75.6
41 Berwick LA 75.6
42 Paincourtville LA 75.6
43 Bayou Vista LA 75.6
44 Lafourche Crossing LA 75.4
45 Lockport Heights LA 75.4
46 Thibodaux LA 75.4
47 Lockport LA 75.4
48 Mathews LA 75.4
49 Chackbay LA 75.4
50 Schriever LA 75.4

New Orleans, LA tops the list with a composite score of 95.6 out of 100, followed by Metairie and Baton Rouge. LA dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for best climate.

Rankings combine 4 independent metrics: Temperature, Sunshine, Clean Air, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to best climate, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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