Climate by State
Average and seasonal temperatures, sunny days, rainfall, wind speed, and lightning density across all 50 states.
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Florida
Average Temperature:
70.7
Summer Temperature:
81
Winter Temperature:
59.4
Sunny Days:
101
Annual Precipitation:
54.5
Average Wind Speed:
6.2
Lightning Density:
244.1
Hawaii
Average Temperature:
70
Summer Temperature:
72.2
Winter Temperature:
67.4
Sunny Days:
90
Annual Precipitation:
63.7
Average Wind Speed:
8.9
Lightning Density:
3.2
Louisiana
Average Temperature:
66.4
Summer Temperature:
81.1
Winter Temperature:
50.9
Sunny Days:
101
Annual Precipitation:
60.1
Average Wind Speed:
6.4
Lightning Density:
210.7
Texas
Average Temperature:
64.8
Summer Temperature:
81.1
Winter Temperature:
47.9
Sunny Days:
135
Annual Precipitation:
28.9
Average Wind Speed:
10.1
Lightning Density:
154.9
Georgia
Average Temperature:
63.5
Summer Temperature:
78.7
Winter Temperature:
47.8
Sunny Days:
112
Annual Precipitation:
50.7
Average Wind Speed:
6.7
Lightning Density:
105.1
Mississippi
Average Temperature:
63.4
Summer Temperature:
79.5
Winter Temperature:
46.7
Sunny Days:
111
Annual Precipitation:
59
Average Wind Speed:
7.1
Lightning Density:
148.1
Alabama
Average Temperature:
62.8
Summer Temperature:
78.6
Winter Temperature:
46.5
Sunny Days:
99
Annual Precipitation:
58.3
Average Wind Speed:
6.3
Lightning Density:
110.7
South Carolina
Average Temperature:
62.4
Summer Temperature:
78.4
Winter Temperature:
46.1
Sunny Days:
115
Annual Precipitation:
49.8
Average Wind Speed:
6.9
Lightning Density:
100.1
Arkansas
Average Temperature:
60.4
Summer Temperature:
78.8
Winter Temperature:
41.5
Sunny Days:
123
Annual Precipitation:
50.6
Average Wind Speed:
7.4
Lightning Density:
145.6
Arizona
Average Temperature:
60.3
Summer Temperature:
78.1
Winter Temperature:
43.6
Sunny Days:
193
Annual Precipitation:
13.6
Average Wind Speed:
7.3
Lightning Density:
28.2
Oklahoma
Average Temperature:
59.6
Summer Temperature:
79.6
Winter Temperature:
39.1
Sunny Days:
139
Annual Precipitation:
36.5
Average Wind Speed:
10.4
Lightning Density:
213.8
California
Average Temperature:
59.4
Summer Temperature:
73.4
Winter Temperature:
46.2
Sunny Days:
146
Annual Precipitation:
22.2
Average Wind Speed:
7
Lightning Density:
3.6
North Carolina
Average Temperature:
59
Summer Temperature:
75.7
Winter Temperature:
42.1
Sunny Days:
109
Annual Precipitation:
50.3
Average Wind Speed:
6.8
Lightning Density:
77
Tennessee
Average Temperature:
57.6
Summer Temperature:
75.6
Winter Temperature:
39.1
Sunny Days:
102
Annual Precipitation:
54.2
Average Wind Speed:
7.4
Lightning Density:
117.7
Kentucky
Average Temperature:
55.6
Summer Temperature:
74.5
Winter Temperature:
35.9
Sunny Days:
93
Annual Precipitation:
48.9
Average Wind Speed:
7.5
Lightning Density:
126.3
Delaware
Average Temperature:
55.3
Summer Temperature:
74.2
Winter Temperature:
36.1
Sunny Days:
97
Annual Precipitation:
45.7
Average Wind Speed:
7.1
Lightning Density:
79.8
Virginia
Average Temperature:
55.1
Summer Temperature:
73.2
Winter Temperature:
36.8
Sunny Days:
100
Annual Precipitation:
44.3
Average Wind Speed:
7.7
Lightning Density:
69.4
Missouri
Average Temperature:
54.5
Summer Temperature:
75.4
Winter Temperature:
32.3
Sunny Days:
115
Annual Precipitation:
42.2
Average Wind Speed:
8.8
Lightning Density:
158.2
Kansas
Average Temperature:
54.3
Summer Temperature:
76.4
Winter Temperature:
31.9
Sunny Days:
128
Annual Precipitation:
28.9
Average Wind Speed:
11.3
Lightning Density:
132.5
Maryland
Average Temperature:
54.2
Summer Temperature:
73.3
Winter Temperature:
34.7
Sunny Days:
105
Annual Precipitation:
44.5
Average Wind Speed:
7.8
Lightning Density:
82.4
New Mexico
Average Temperature:
53.4
Summer Temperature:
71.4
Winter Temperature:
36.1
Sunny Days:
167
Annual Precipitation:
14.6
Average Wind Speed:
9.8
Lightning Density:
47.7
New Jersey
Average Temperature:
52.7
Summer Temperature:
72.2
Winter Temperature:
33
Sunny Days:
94
Annual Precipitation:
47.1
Average Wind Speed:
7.7
Lightning Density:
36.7
Illinois
Average Temperature:
51.8
Summer Temperature:
73.4
Winter Temperature:
28.3
Sunny Days:
95
Annual Precipitation:
39.2
Average Wind Speed:
9.1
Lightning Density:
130.2
West Virginia
Average Temperature:
51.8
Summer Temperature:
70.2
Winter Temperature:
32.8
Sunny Days:
60
Annual Precipitation:
45.2
Average Wind Speed:
7.6
Lightning Density:
49.5
Indiana
Average Temperature:
51.7
Summer Temperature:
72.4
Winter Temperature:
29.4
Sunny Days:
88
Annual Precipitation:
41.7
Average Wind Speed:
8.9
Lightning Density:
91.8
Ohio
Average Temperature:
50.7
Summer Temperature:
70.9
Winter Temperature:
29.5
Sunny Days:
72
Annual Precipitation:
39.1
Average Wind Speed:
8.7
Lightning Density:
65
Rhode Island
Average Temperature:
50.1
Summer Temperature:
68.8
Winter Temperature:
31.4
Sunny Days:
98
Annual Precipitation:
47.9
Average Wind Speed:
6.9
Lightning Density:
9.8
Nevada
Average Temperature:
49.9
Summer Temperature:
69
Winter Temperature:
32.2
Sunny Days:
158
Annual Precipitation:
9.5
Average Wind Speed:
8
Lightning Density:
7.4
Connecticut
Average Temperature:
49
Summer Temperature:
69.2
Winter Temperature:
28.5
Sunny Days:
82
Annual Precipitation:
50.3
Average Wind Speed:
7.9
Lightning Density:
15.3
Nebraska
Average Temperature:
48.8
Summer Temperature:
71.8
Winter Temperature:
25.7
Sunny Days:
117
Annual Precipitation:
23.6
Average Wind Speed:
11.1
Lightning Density:
91.7
Pennsylvania
Average Temperature:
48.8
Summer Temperature:
68.6
Winter Temperature:
28.4
Sunny Days:
87
Annual Precipitation:
42.9
Average Wind Speed:
8.5
Lightning Density:
37.7
Utah
Average Temperature:
48.6
Summer Temperature:
69.6
Winter Temperature:
28.2
Sunny Days:
125
Annual Precipitation:
12.2
Average Wind Speed:
8.3
Lightning Density:
12.3
Oregon
Average Temperature:
48.4
Summer Temperature:
63.7
Winter Temperature:
34
Sunny Days:
68
Annual Precipitation:
27.4
Average Wind Speed:
8.2
Lightning Density:
3.1
Washington
Average Temperature:
48.3
Summer Temperature:
63.8
Winter Temperature:
33
Sunny Days:
58
Annual Precipitation:
38.4
Average Wind Speed:
7.9
Lightning Density:
2.1
Massachusetts
Average Temperature:
47.9
Summer Temperature:
68
Winter Temperature:
27.4
Sunny Days:
98
Annual Precipitation:
47.7
Average Wind Speed:
8.4
Lightning Density:
9
Iowa
Average Temperature:
47.8
Summer Temperature:
71.6
Winter Temperature:
21.7
Sunny Days:
105
Annual Precipitation:
34
Average Wind Speed:
10.8
Lightning Density:
95.7
New York
Average Temperature:
45.4
Summer Temperature:
66.5
Winter Temperature:
23.3
Sunny Days:
63
Annual Precipitation:
41.8
Average Wind Speed:
8.6
Lightning Density:
18
South Dakota
Average Temperature:
45.2
Summer Temperature:
69.9
Winter Temperature:
19.5
Sunny Days:
104
Annual Precipitation:
20.1
Average Wind Speed:
11.5
Lightning Density:
68.2
Colorado
Average Temperature:
45.1
Summer Temperature:
65.2
Winter Temperature:
25.8
Sunny Days:
136
Annual Precipitation:
15.9
Average Wind Speed:
10.5
Lightning Density:
34.8
Idaho
Average Temperature:
44.4
Summer Temperature:
63.7
Winter Temperature:
25.4
Sunny Days:
120
Annual Precipitation:
18.9
Average Wind Speed:
8.1
Lightning Density:
6.4
Michigan
Average Temperature:
44.4
Summer Temperature:
66.2
Winter Temperature:
21.7
Sunny Days:
71
Annual Precipitation:
32.8
Average Wind Speed:
9.4
Lightning Density:
28.9
New Hampshire
Average Temperature:
43.8
Summer Temperature:
65.5
Winter Temperature:
21.1
Sunny Days:
90
Annual Precipitation:
43.4
Average Wind Speed:
8.3
Lightning Density:
7.9
Wisconsin
Average Temperature:
43.1
Summer Temperature:
66.8
Winter Temperature:
17.2
Sunny Days:
89
Annual Precipitation:
32.6
Average Wind Speed:
9.4
Lightning Density:
34.4
Vermont
Average Temperature:
42.9
Summer Temperature:
65.1
Winter Temperature:
19.4
Sunny Days:
58
Annual Precipitation:
42.7
Average Wind Speed:
8.5
Lightning Density:
9
Montana
Average Temperature:
42.7
Summer Temperature:
64.2
Winter Temperature:
21.2
Sunny Days:
82
Annual Precipitation:
15.3
Average Wind Speed:
10.7
Lightning Density:
22.4
Wyoming
Average Temperature:
42
Summer Temperature:
63.5
Winter Temperature:
21.2
Sunny Days:
114
Annual Precipitation:
12.9
Average Wind Speed:
11.4
Lightning Density:
27
Minnesota
Average Temperature:
41.2
Summer Temperature:
66.8
Winter Temperature:
12.4
Sunny Days:
95
Annual Precipitation:
27.3
Average Wind Speed:
10.2
Lightning Density:
41.7
Maine
Average Temperature:
41
Summer Temperature:
63.7
Winter Temperature:
16.8
Sunny Days:
101
Annual Precipitation:
42.2
Average Wind Speed:
8.4
Lightning Density:
4.3
North Dakota
Average Temperature:
40.4
Summer Temperature:
66.6
Winter Temperature:
12.2
Sunny Days:
93
Annual Precipitation:
17.8
Average Wind Speed:
11
Lightning Density:
45.7
Alaska
Average Temperature:
26.6
Summer Temperature:
52.3
Winter Temperature:
2.6
Sunny Days:
61
Annual Precipitation:
22.5
Average Wind Speed:
9
Lightning Density:
0.3
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Rank
|
State
|
Average Temperature
|
Summer Temperature
|
Winter Temperature
|
Sunny Days
|
Annual Precipitation
|
Average Wind Speed
|
Lightning Density
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Florida
|
70.70 | 81 | 59.40 | 101 | 54.50 | 6.20 | 244.10 |
| 2 |
Hawaii
|
70 | 72.20 | 67.40 | 90 | 63.70 | 8.90 | 3.20 |
| 3 |
Louisiana
|
66.40 | 81.10 | 50.90 | 101 | 60.10 | 6.40 | 210.70 |
| 4 |
Texas
|
64.80 | 81.10 | 47.90 | 135 | 28.90 | 10.10 | 154.90 |
| 5 |
Georgia
|
63.50 | 78.70 | 47.80 | 112 | 50.70 | 6.70 | 105.10 |
| 6 |
Mississippi
|
63.40 | 79.50 | 46.70 | 111 | 59 | 7.10 | 148.10 |
| 7 |
Alabama
|
62.80 | 78.60 | 46.50 | 99 | 58.30 | 6.30 | 110.70 |
| 8 |
South Carolina
|
62.40 | 78.40 | 46.10 | 115 | 49.80 | 6.90 | 100.10 |
| 9 |
Arkansas
|
60.40 | 78.80 | 41.50 | 123 | 50.60 | 7.40 | 145.60 |
| 10 |
Arizona
|
60.30 | 78.10 | 43.60 | 193 | 13.60 | 7.30 | 28.20 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma
|
59.60 | 79.60 | 39.10 | 139 | 36.50 | 10.40 | 213.80 |
| 12 |
California
|
59.40 | 73.40 | 46.20 | 146 | 22.20 | 7 | 3.60 |
| 13 |
North Carolina
|
59 | 75.70 | 42.10 | 109 | 50.30 | 6.80 | 77 |
| 14 |
Tennessee
|
57.60 | 75.60 | 39.10 | 102 | 54.20 | 7.40 | 117.70 |
| 15 |
Kentucky
|
55.60 | 74.50 | 35.90 | 93 | 48.90 | 7.50 | 126.30 |
| 16 |
Delaware
|
55.30 | 74.20 | 36.10 | 97 | 45.70 | 7.10 | 79.80 |
| 17 |
Virginia
|
55.10 | 73.20 | 36.80 | 100 | 44.30 | 7.70 | 69.40 |
| 18 |
Missouri
|
54.50 | 75.40 | 32.30 | 115 | 42.20 | 8.80 | 158.20 |
| 19 |
Kansas
|
54.30 | 76.40 | 31.90 | 128 | 28.90 | 11.30 | 132.50 |
| 20 |
Maryland
|
54.20 | 73.30 | 34.70 | 105 | 44.50 | 7.80 | 82.40 |
| 21 |
New Mexico
|
53.40 | 71.40 | 36.10 | 167 | 14.60 | 9.80 | 47.70 |
| 22 |
New Jersey
|
52.70 | 72.20 | 33 | 94 | 47.10 | 7.70 | 36.70 |
| 23 |
Illinois
|
51.80 | 73.40 | 28.30 | 95 | 39.20 | 9.10 | 130.20 |
| 24 |
West Virginia
|
51.80 | 70.20 | 32.80 | 60 | 45.20 | 7.60 | 49.50 |
| 25 |
Indiana
|
51.70 | 72.40 | 29.40 | 88 | 41.70 | 8.90 | 91.80 |
| 26 |
Ohio
|
50.70 | 70.90 | 29.50 | 72 | 39.10 | 8.70 | 65 |
| 27 |
Rhode Island
|
50.10 | 68.80 | 31.40 | 98 | 47.90 | 6.90 | 9.80 |
| 28 |
Nevada
|
49.90 | 69 | 32.20 | 158 | 9.50 | 8 | 7.40 |
| 29 |
Connecticut
|
49 | 69.20 | 28.50 | 82 | 50.30 | 7.90 | 15.30 |
| 30 |
Nebraska
|
48.80 | 71.80 | 25.70 | 117 | 23.60 | 11.10 | 91.70 |
| 31 |
Pennsylvania
|
48.80 | 68.60 | 28.40 | 87 | 42.90 | 8.50 | 37.70 |
| 32 |
Utah
|
48.60 | 69.60 | 28.20 | 125 | 12.20 | 8.30 | 12.30 |
| 33 |
Oregon
|
48.40 | 63.70 | 34 | 68 | 27.40 | 8.20 | 3.10 |
| 34 |
Washington
|
48.30 | 63.80 | 33 | 58 | 38.40 | 7.90 | 2.10 |
| 35 |
Massachusetts
|
47.90 | 68 | 27.40 | 98 | 47.70 | 8.40 | 9 |
| 36 |
Iowa
|
47.80 | 71.60 | 21.70 | 105 | 34 | 10.80 | 95.70 |
| 37 |
New York
|
45.40 | 66.50 | 23.30 | 63 | 41.80 | 8.60 | 18 |
| 38 |
South Dakota
|
45.20 | 69.90 | 19.50 | 104 | 20.10 | 11.50 | 68.20 |
| 39 |
Colorado
|
45.10 | 65.20 | 25.80 | 136 | 15.90 | 10.50 | 34.80 |
| 40 |
Idaho
|
44.40 | 63.70 | 25.40 | 120 | 18.90 | 8.10 | 6.40 |
| 41 |
Michigan
|
44.40 | 66.20 | 21.70 | 71 | 32.80 | 9.40 | 28.90 |
| 42 |
New Hampshire
|
43.80 | 65.50 | 21.10 | 90 | 43.40 | 8.30 | 7.90 |
| 43 |
Wisconsin
|
43.10 | 66.80 | 17.20 | 89 | 32.60 | 9.40 | 34.40 |
| 44 |
Vermont
|
42.90 | 65.10 | 19.40 | 58 | 42.70 | 8.50 | 9 |
| 45 |
Montana
|
42.70 | 64.20 | 21.20 | 82 | 15.30 | 10.70 | 22.40 |
| 46 |
Wyoming
|
42 | 63.50 | 21.20 | 114 | 12.90 | 11.40 | 27 |
| 47 |
Minnesota
|
41.20 | 66.80 | 12.40 | 95 | 27.30 | 10.20 | 41.70 |
| 48 |
Maine
|
41 | 63.70 | 16.80 | 101 | 42.20 | 8.40 | 4.30 |
| 49 |
North Dakota
|
40.40 | 66.60 | 12.20 | 93 | 17.80 | 11 | 45.70 |
| 50 |
Alaska
|
26.60 | 52.30 | 2.60 | 61 | 22.50 | 9 | 0.30 |
| 51 |
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Common Questions
Which state has the highest average temperature?
Florida has the highest average temperature at 70.7°F. Alaska has the lowest, at 26.6°F.
Which state has the highest summer temperature?
Louisiana has the highest summer temperature at 81.1°F. Alaska has the lowest, at 52.3°F.
Which state has the highest winter temperature?
Hawaii has the highest winter temperature at 67.4°F. Alaska has the lowest, at 2.6°F.
Which state has the highest sunny days?
Arizona has the highest sunny days at 193 days. Washington has the lowest, at 58 days.
Which state has the lowest annual precipitation?
Nevada has the lowest annual precipitation at 9.5 in. Hawaii has the highest, at 63.7 in.
Which state has the lowest average wind speed?
Florida has the lowest average wind speed at 6.2 mph. South Dakota has the highest, at 11.5 mph.
Which state has the lowest lightning density?
Alaska has the lowest lightning density at 0.3 per sq mi. Florida has the highest, at 244.1 per sq mi.