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Crescent City Classic weather
March 27, 2027 · New Orleans, LA · traditional start around 8:00 AM (America/Chicago) — not yet confirmed for 2027. What the start usually feels like, year by year — and a live start-time read once the race confirms its schedule and race week arrives.
Countdown
211 days to race day
The live race-day forecast unlocks 205 days from now, when March 27, 2027 enters the 7-day forecast window. Until then, live hourly data is not available; the history below shows what race morning usually looks like.
The 2027 schedule hasn't been published yet — both the date and start time shown here are carried from earlier editions and aggregators. We'll switch on the live start-time read when the race posts its schedule.
Typical start temp
69°F
median of 9 years
A warm year
73°F
75th percentile start temp
Rain at the start
11%
1 of 9 measured years
Race-morning weather history
Late-March/April New Orleans: warm, humid mornings (~60–78F), spring-shower/thunderstorm risk — typical-climate characterization, UNVERIFIED; ERA5 supplies actuals. Because the date is Easter-keyed it drifts across late March–April, so slot weather varies year to year. 2020 CANCELLED (COVID); 2021 status uncertain (likely virtual/limited) — both omitted from in-person slots. Wyndo tracks what past editions of the race actually served up at the start hour — temperature, dew point, wind, and rain, and reads the live forecast for the start once the race confirms its schedule and race week arrives.
Median start temp
69°F
p75 (a warm year): 73°F
Median dew point
65°F
at the start hour
Rain at the start
11%
1 of 9 measured years
Warmest start
74°F
in 2026
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| Year | Start temp | Dew point | Wind | Precip (start hr) | Day's high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74°F | 71°F | 10 mph | dry | 81°F |
| 2025 | 73°F | 70°F | 12 mph | dry | 78°F |
| 2024 | 64°F | 59°F | 6 mph | dry | 74°F |
| 2023 | 69°F | 66°F | 3 mph | 0.6 mm | 74°F |
| 2022 | 73°F | 72°F | 6 mph | dry | 82°F |
| 2019 | 58°F | 48°F | 12 mph | dry | 71°F |
| 2018 | 60°F | 51°F | 11 mph | dry | 69°F |
| 2017 | 71°F | 65°F | 11 mph | dry | 79°F |
| 2016 | 61°F | 58°F | 6 mph | dry | 71°F |
Each row is the weather at a real past edition's date and this race's current start hour (ERA5 reanalysis at the start line).
Your heat-adjusted goal for the 10k
The same cited model as the full calculator, pointed at this race: the median start-hour conditions this calendar slot has served up — climatology, not a forecast.
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Race facts
- Start line
- Caesars Superdome / Poydras Street, Central Business District, New Orleans; geocode of the Superdome, approximate. Course runs through downtown and past (not from) the French Quarter, up Esplanade Ave, finishing in City Park on Lelong Ave by NOMA.
- Traditional start (not confirmed for 2027)
- 8:00 AM (America/Chicago) — 8:00am start (2026: "begins at the Caesars Superdome at 8 a.m."). Corralled start; times historically stable at 8:00.
- Field size
- FINISHERS, 2025: ~16,500 (carried; exact count not re-verified). The 18,000 figure is the sold-out registrant cap (first-ever sellout, KPLC/Fox8); 2026 cap raised to ~20,000.
- Registration
- open (sells out; cap ~18k in 2025, ~20k in 2026)
Wyndo is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Crescent City Classic (officially the "Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Classic 10k presented by LCMC Health") or its organizers. Race names are used descriptively to identify the event; schedules and start times belong to the race — always confirm details on the official site. Weather guidance here is informational, never medical advice, and event alert flags on race day belong to the race's own medical team.