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Average Annual Temperature for Each US State

The average temperature for the year in every USA state is listed below. The states are also ranked from the hottest state at number 1 to the coldest state at number 50. Below the tables there's a map that allows you to visually compare the annual average temperatures among states. State-wide averages of annual temperatures range from a high of 70.7 degrees Fahrenheit (21.5 degrees Celsius) in Florida to a low of 26.6 °F (-3.0 °C) in Alaska. For the entire United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, the year averages 52.7 °F (11.5 °C). The temperatures are based on data collected by weather stations throughout each state during the years 1971 to 2000 and made available by the NOAA National Climatic Data Center of the United States. State names are linked to more detailed temperature information for that state.

Average annual temperature for each state.
State	Avg °F	Avg °C	Rank
Alabama	62.8	17.1	7
Alaska	26.6	-3.0	50
Arizona	60.3	15.7	10
Arkansas	60.4	15.8	9
California	59.4	15.2	12
Colorado	45.1	7.3	39
Connecticut	49.0	9.4	29
Delaware	55.3	12.9	16
Florida	70.7	21.5	1
Georgia	63.5	17.5	5
Hawaii	70.0	21.1	2
Idaho	44.4	6.9	40
Illinois	51.8	11.0	23
Indiana	51.7	10.9	25
Iowa	47.8	8.8	36
Kansas	54.3	12.4	19
Kentucky	55.6	13.1	15

State	Avg °F	Avg °C	Rank
Louisiana	66.4	19.1	3
Maine	41.0	5.0	48
Maryland	54.2	12.3	20
Massachusetts	47.9	8.8	35
Michigan	44.4	6.9	40
Minnesota	41.2	5.1	47
Mississippi	63.4	17.4	6
Missouri	54.5	12.5	18
Montana	42.7	5.9	45
Nebraska	48.8	9.3	30
Nevada	49.9	9.9	28
New Hampshire	43.8	6.6	42
New Jersey	52.7	11.5	22
New Mexico	53.4	11.9	21
New York	45.4	7.4	37
North Carolina	59.0	15.0	13
North Dakota	40.4	4.7	49

State	Avg °F	Avg °C	Rank
Ohio	50.7	10.4	26
Oklahoma	59.6	15.3	11
Oregon	48.4	9.1	33
Pennsylvania	48.8	9.3	30
Rhode Island	50.1	10.1	27
South Carolina	62.4	16.9	8
South Dakota	45.2	7.3	38
Tennessee	57.6	14.2	14
Texas	64.8	18.2	4
Utah	48.6	9.2	32
Vermont	42.9	6.1	44
Virginia	55.1	12.8	17
Washington	48.3	9.1	34
West Virginia	51.8	11.0	23
Wisconsin	43.1	6.2	43
Wyoming	42.0	5.6	46

USA state map of annual average temperatures

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