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Top 10 Hottest U.S. States

Can you guess the states of the U.S that have the highest average temperature?
Combines high and low temperatures statewide
Average for the years 1991–2020. Source.
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First submittedSeptember 11, 2016
Times taken118,182
Average score90.0%
Rating4.85
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° F
State
° C
73.5
Hawaii
23.1
71.4
Florida
21.9
67.1
Louisiana
19.5
65.8
Texas
18.8
64.2
Georgia
17.9
° F
State
° C
64.2
Mississippi
17.9
63.6
Alabama
17.6
63.4
South Carolina
17.4
61.1
Arizona
16.1
61.0
Arkansas
16.1
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75 Comments
Dontneedone
+16
Level 80
Sep 11, 2016
This was easier than the top 10 coldest version.
qcumber
+9
Level 45
Jan 12, 2018
OMG forgot about hawaii and typed it in with one second left
Quizzer4ever
+7
Level 25
Jan 11, 2021
California and Nevada???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
DukeOfLorraine
+6
Level 66
Jul 13, 2023
Nevada means "snow" in spanish. Not everywhere is hot there.
bgfootball19
+2
Level 32
May 25, 2025
California is pretty hot. I bet some of the northern areas weigh it down like Crescent City and Yreka which are pretty cold in the winter. Not a high population there though
veinydih
+4
Level 32
Jul 10, 2025
both pretty big states with huge variety's in terms of weather
gewehr6628
+23
Level 46
Mar 3, 2021
northern california can get pretty cold. nevada is a desert, and deserts can get very cold at night and in the winter
bgfootball19
+1
Level 32
May 25, 2025
True I think Reno and Elko get pretty cold in the winter
CreeperFRFRFR
+1
Level 39
Aug 6, 2025
those are not states
solaris3141
+1
Level 48
Dec 4, 2025
theyŕe part of the state tho and thus lower the average temperature
Nickelis
+2
Level 26
Mar 18, 2021
Bro same
zachazach
+4
Level 40
Jan 3, 2023
Yeah I was confused when California did'nt work but then I realized I live in California and it's EXTREMELY COLD in my area rn
SmokinJoe3
+1
Level 61
Oct 18, 2024
Ditto, had like 3 seconds left!
bubble17
+1
Level 33
Dec 17, 2024
Omgosh same!! I was panicking and then it hit me
dt1
+4
Level 43
Jul 6, 2017
Shorten the time allowed as this pretty much well is name the southernmost states and go from there.
Triptych
+1
Level 52
Jul 10, 2025
Fry me an omelette

Salt & Pepa

Milk & Cheese

Baked Beans on the side.

No smoking over the pan this time

tgojay
+10
Level 20
Jul 8, 2017
As a person living in Georgia, it makes me just sit and snicker when people on the Pacific coast complain about the heat.
ruftytufty
+58
Level 78
Sep 9, 2017
doesn't your snicker melt?
TheYeetCow
+2
Level 35
Aug 2, 2021
Utah isn't on here because some places are much colder than others and It's a desert, but in Layton, where I am, it gets in the 110s half the time in July. I have friends who used to live in GA who can relate.
TelorDe
+5
Level 26
May 12, 2022
People will say stuff like this but what they don't realize is that humidity plays a major role I live in Louisiana where it's very humid always. I went to Nevada on a 110 degrees day and it felt like a 90 degrees day in Louisiana. Though it is still very hot.
Polandball6
+1
Level 47
Jul 13, 2024
Good explanation
Polandball6
+1
Level 47
Jul 13, 2024
here it gets about the same mid-may in Mississippi
hamptergoogledoc
+2
Level 35
Aug 14, 2021
One time I (Texas) was on a phone call with my grandma (Quebec) during the summer and she complained about the heat being 23 degrees and the way she described it it translated into Farenheit at about 105. I asked her what it actually was in Farenheit and she said about 75.
sodaa
+1
Level 46
Sep 22, 2022
from southern SC, about thirty miles from the Georgia border. 100 degrees with 80% humidity will make you want to die
Polandball6
+1
Level 47
Jul 13, 2024
you should see 110 here in MS you'll wish you were never born
StupidFatHobbit
+2
Level 34
Jan 20, 2018
couldn't get Hawaii for the life of me
AceRimmer
+2
Level 57
Apr 17, 2018
I wrote Atlanta instead of Georgia :(
kalbahamut
+5
Level 80
May 13, 2018
"Hotorgia" doesn't really roll off the tongue.
GeoDude
+1
Level 47
Mar 23, 2019
Please list the temperatures in 3DES encryption.
Geographystar
+7
Level 68
Jun 25, 2019
How in the world did Arizona not get higher up on the list?
ebarky
+4
Level 56
Jun 25, 2019
Deserts get quite cold at night.
French2010
+3
Level 96
Nov 29, 2020
Also, the northern part of the state gets some really cold and snowy weather. There are also a lot of mountain ranges surrounding the desert areas (where I live). So, Arizona's average temp won't be as high as expected (although not sure how they calculate the average). On a "highest temp ever recorded" list, I assume Arizona would be only topped by Death Valley in California. This past summer has been HOT.
Polandball6
+1
Level 47
Jul 13, 2024
The south is humid and it's still insanely hot at night
TimDS
+1
Level 49
Jun 25, 2019
New Mexico want there, even though it’s between Arizona and Texas!
jkabq
+7
Level 67
Jun 28, 2019
rocky mountains running down the middle of the state gives us some very cold areas that spoil the average.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Aug 28, 2021
New Mexico ranks #21, between Kansas and New Jersey.
Bdubz
+3
Level 42
Jun 26, 2019
This should be 1 minute, not 2
ALA02
+2
Level 65
Sep 24, 2019
Surprised at the lack of western states, I assumed they would be the hottest as they’re mostly desert
kalbahamut
+5
Level 80
Oct 14, 2019
Deserts can be very cold.
Damangio
+4
Level 64
Jul 30, 2021
Western states also have a lot of mountains.
Polandball6
+1
Level 47
Jul 13, 2024
deserts are not really humid
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jul 25, 2024
Well... the sun rises in the east, so by the time it gets to the west, it will have spent some of its heat..
NV1
+1
Level 55
Feb 3, 2020
Remembered Arkansas and types it in on 12 seconds!
matteo9789
+1
Level 40
Mar 15, 2020
Almost forgot about Hawaii :o
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 77
Mar 15, 2020
Only missed Arkansas
jbro
+1
Level 75
Jun 26, 2020
100%
matthewmangan
+1
Level 26
Sep 10, 2020
surprised California and Nevada weren't on the list
gewehr6628
+1
Level 46
Mar 3, 2021
nevada is mostly desert, deserts can get very cold. northern and southeastern california can get cold too
MallardQuack
+1
Level 53
Nov 15, 2022
Nevada is Spanish for "snowy"!
Nickelis
+1
Level 26
Nov 29, 2020
10/10 with a minute left to go.
Reginaml07
+2
Level 25
Mar 2, 2021
I feel like Arizona should be farther up. I know it is a dessert but it is different to say dry hot and humidity. Arizona is very very hot during summers, autumns, and sometimes even winters.
French2010
+3
Level 96
Aug 1, 2021
As an inhabitant of AZ, it certainly doesn't feel like "dessert" in the middle of the summer.

AZ does rank second among the states in terms of highest temp ever recorded. However, as I noted in a earlier comment, in terms of statewide average temps, the higher elevations up north and the multitude of mountain ranges help offset the really high temps of the desert. And the desert gets cold in the winter, but obviously not as extreme as up north.

Before moving here, I had an image of Arizona as just one vast desert with s Grand Canyon, but there are plenty of mountainous areas including one stretch with the largest expanse of Ponderosa pine in the world.

TelorDe
+1
Level 26
May 12, 2022
Also, a 110 day there feels like a 90-95 degree day in Louisiana or Florida. Because of the difference in humidity.
MallardQuack
+1
Level 53
Nov 15, 2022
Mmmmm! Arizona is my favorite dessert!
FacterLiger0804
+2
Level 40
Apr 10, 2021
I just pictured the gulf stream and then typed some extras

:v

Woozie121
+1
Level 52
May 12, 2021
Normally Utah is extremely cold but in the winter for 2020 and 2021 we had about 5 snows and it melted within a hour from when it snowed so Utah is extremely hot and dry so summer is going to be a pain.
DrumHead510
+1
Level 51
Jun 7, 2021
I know it's not the hottest but it's pretty hot in MN right now. We're on a streak of 90s and it even got to 100 the other day. Our winters are freezing cold and our summers tend to be pretty hot
YourWasAboutUmm
+1
Level 21
Jul 30, 2021
10/10 First try 17 seconds left
WannabeSwede
+1
Level 27
Sep 27, 2021
new jersey gets extremely hot spring-early fall. im talking 92 in may
zarodinu
+1
Level 52
Jul 10, 2025
that's pitiful
Woozie121
+1
Level 52
Mar 22, 2022
Where is Utah, Nevada and California?
SpencerGT
+1
Level 67
Apr 9, 2022
I'm not sure, but I do know that overnight temps in CA can get pretty low, so maybe that drives down the average overall.
TheForsakenFurby
+2
Level 78
May 5, 2022
The real #1 answer is whichever one I'm in at the time
meemer
+2
Level 21
Jun 1, 2022
i spelled alabama without an a by mistake and didnt realize i couldnt figure out what was missing

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Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jul 25, 2024
lbm?

ofcourse labama, albama and alabam are also a possibility///.

powderpuff
+1
Level 46
Nov 19, 2022
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FreeStater
+1
Level 79
Feb 17, 2023
Texas can get damn cold if it wants to. One of my friends got frostbite from jumping on a frosty trampoline.
TheQuizzler
+2
Level 64
Jul 22, 2025
It seems like a poor choice to jump on a frosty trampoline.
Iskandar1
+1
Level 14
Jul 13, 2023
I forgot Texas...
pieman
+1
Level 57
Sep 18, 2024
surprised Florida isn't ahead of Hawaii, but we have it worse cause of the humidity
AwesomeE
+1
Level 57
Dec 31, 2024
how is california not on there they literally have death valley
cocachiantos
+2
Level 74
Jul 10, 2025
they literally also have 4000+m peaks
tpq
+1
Level 66
Jul 10, 2025
I'm highly surprised with absence of Cali, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico
zarodinu
+1
Level 52
Jul 10, 2025
they have mountains and are probably so big that the northern parts are really cold, right? Elko averages well below in Nevada
poimeow
+1
Level 56
Jul 10, 2025
Nice Quiz. One note about Hawaii:

In reality Hawaii being the hottest state as a whole is misleading. It might have the highest average temperature but it has the same lowest record-high as Alaska (tying for last place) – it has only ever been 100˚F in Hawaii, never more. Not to mention that it arguably snows more in Hawaii than Florida or Louisiana, with an average of at least 2 inches of snow annually in some areas. Up on the summit of Haleakalā or Mauna Kea, even in the summer, you'll see just how cold it is – summer lows are in the low 30s.

This is not to disagree with the ranking as the hottest purely by average temps, but just to call attention to the huge variation in climate – and that this state is uniquely cold by some measures.

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