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Hottest City in Each U.S. State
January 20, 2022
What's the hottest incorporated place in each state of the United States? We took a look at NOAA data from 1991–2020 to find the cities and towns that had the warmest average temperature. Here's what we found.
Note: This is the average of the high and low temperature over the entire year.
78.4 °F (25.8 °C)
Surprise! The southernmost city in the continental United States is also the warmest.
78.0 °F (25.6 °C)
76.6 °F (24.8 °C)
Each year, Indio plays hosts to the Coachella Music Festival. Held in late April, warm weather and clear skies are virtually guaranteed.
76.5 °F (24.7 °C)
76.4 °F (24.7 °C)
74.2 °F (23.5 °C)
70.2°F (21.2°C)
Mardi Gras revelers can expect high temperatures in the 70s during the early spring.
69.5 °F (20.8 °C)
68.6 °F (20.4 °C)
68.6 °F (20.3 °C)
67.5 °F (19.7 °C)
64.9 °F (18.3 °C)
64.3°F (18.0°C)
64.2°F (17.9°C)
64.2 °F (17.9 °C)
63.4 °F (17.5 °C)
62.5 °F (16.9 °C)
61.8°F (16.6°C)
59.6 °F (15.3 °C)
59.3 °F (15.2 °C)
59.0 °F (15.0 °C)
58.4 °F (14.7 °C)
58.2 °F (14.6 °C)
57.8 °F (14.3 °C)
57.7°F (14.3°C)
57.4 °F (14.1 °C)
56.7 °F (13.7 °C)
56.5 °F (13.6 °C)
56.3 °F (13.5 °C)
Cape May is located on the very southern tip of New Jersey, jutting out into Delaware Bay.
56.0 °F (13.3 °C)
55.5 °F (13.1 °C)
55.3°F (12.9°C)
54.8 °F (12.7 °C)
53.5°F (12.0 °C)
53.2 °F (11.8 °C)
53.0 °F (11.7 °C)
52.9 °F (11.6 °C)
52.2 °F (11.2 °C)
52.2 °F (11.2 °C)
51.2 °F (10.7 °C)
50.8°F (10.4°C)
50.2 °F (10.1 °C)
50.0 °F (10.0 °C)
48.7°F (9.3°C)
48.6°F (9.2°C)
47.5 °F (8.6 °C)
46.8 °F (8.2 °C)
46.8°F (8.2°C)
45.9 °F (7.7 °C)
Ketchikan is the southernmost major settlement in Alaska. It also happens to be the rainiest city in the United States.
44.3 °F (6.8 °C)
Pity poor North Dakota, whose warmest city is colder than parts of Alaska. At least they have oil.