The hottest U.S. states: Ranked by statewide normal annual mean temperature, NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020
Florida has the warmest statewide year of any state (statewide normal annual mean temperature): 71.4°F, ahead of Louisiana (67.1°F) and Hawaii (66.3°F). Ranked: 50 states; NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020.
Which U.S. states are the hottest?
The first ten: Florida (71.4°F), Louisiana (67.1°F), Hawaii (66.3°F), Texas (65.8°F), Georgia (64.2°F), Mississippi (64.2°F), Alabama (63.6°F), South Carolina (63.4°F), Arizona (61.1°F) and Arkansas (61.0°F). At the other end of the list is Alaska (28.0°F).
- Florida
- Louisiana
- Hawaii
- Texas
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- North Carolina
- California
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Delaware
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Kansas
| Rank | State | Statewide normal annual mean temperature | Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 71.4°F | 21.9°C |
| 2 | Louisiana | 67.1°F | 19.5°C |
| 3 | Hawaii | 66.3°F | 19.1°C |
| 4 | Texas | 65.8°F | 18.8°C |
| 5 | Georgia | 64.2°F | 17.9°C |
| 6 | Mississippi | 64.2°F | 17.9°C |
| 7 | Alabama | 63.6°F | 17.6°C |
| 8 | South Carolina | 63.4°F | 17.4°C |
| 9 | Arizona | 61.1°F | 16.2°C |
| 10 | Arkansas | 61.0°F | 16.1°C |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 60.3°F | 15.7°C |
| 12 | North Carolina | 59.6°F | 15.3°C |
| 13 | California | 59.0°F | 15.0°C |
| 14 | Tennessee | 58.5°F | 14.7°C |
| 15 | Kentucky | 56.3°F | 13.5°C |
| 16 | Delaware | 56.2°F | 13.4°C |
| 17 | Virginia | 56.0°F | 13.3°C |
| 18 | Maryland | 55.4°F | 13.0°C |
| 19 | Missouri | 55.2°F | 12.9°C |
| 20 | Kansas | 55.1°F | 12.8°C |
| 21 | New Mexico | 54.5°F | 12.5°C |
| 22 | New Jersey | 53.6°F | 12.0°C |
| 23 | West Virginia | 52.6°F | 11.4°C |
| 24 | Illinois | 52.6°F | 11.4°C |
| 25 | Indiana | 52.4°F | 11.3°C |
| 26 | Ohio | 51.7°F | 10.9°C |
| 27 | Nevada | 51.0°F | 10.6°C |
| 28 | Rhode Island | 50.7°F | 10.4°C |
| 29 | Connecticut | 49.9°F | 9.9°C |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 49.5°F | 9.7°C |
| 31 | Nebraska | 49.4°F | 9.7°C |
| 32 | Utah | 49.2°F | 9.6°C |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 48.8°F | 9.3°C |
| 34 | Iowa | 48.3°F | 9.1°C |
| 35 | Oregon | 47.9°F | 8.8°C |
| 36 | Washington | 47.3°F | 8.5°C |
| 37 | Colorado | 46.2°F | 7.9°C |
| 38 | New York | 46.0°F | 7.8°C |
| 39 | South Dakota | 45.7°F | 7.6°C |
| 40 | Michigan | 45.2°F | 7.3°C |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 44.1°F | 6.7°C |
| 42 | Idaho | 43.9°F | 6.6°C |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 43.8°F | 6.6°C |
| 44 | Vermont | 43.0°F | 6.1°C |
| 45 | Montana | 42.6°F | 5.9°C |
| 46 | Wyoming | 42.3°F | 5.7°C |
| 47 | Maine | 41.8°F | 5.4°C |
| 48 | Minnesota | 41.7°F | 5.4°C |
| 49 | North Dakota | 41.0°F | 5.0°C |
| 50 | Alaska | 28.0°F | −2.2°C |
Method: each state is measured by NOAA's statewide series (nClimDiv), averaged over a 5 km grid of station data, so a state's figure is not the average of its cities. All 50 states are ranked. The District of Columbia has no statewide series.
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals, 1991-2020.
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