Louisiana · United States
Metairie travel guide
Metairie is a city in Louisiana, United States, home to about 144,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MSY8 km · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Metairie
Metairie has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 201 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Metairie: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 8.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR, 111 km) and Gulfport Biloxi International Airport (GPT, 116 km) are also within reach.
MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport
Questions
Metairie: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Metairie?
Metairie has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; July is the wettest, with about 201 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Metairie?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 8.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR, 111 km) and Gulfport Biloxi International Airport (GPT, 116 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Metairie?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Metairie
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.