Average Monthly Temperatures for Each State in Fall
The average temperatures during fall for every state in the US are listed below. The tables provide state-wide temperatures for each fall month, September, October and November, plus an average for the entire season. The states are also ranked from the hottest state in fall at number 1 to the coldest state at number 50.
Average autumn temperatures range from a high of 72.7 degrees Fahrenheit (22.6 degrees Celsius) in Florida to a low of 26.7 °F (-2.9 °C) in Alaska. For the entire United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, the season averages 53.9 °F (12.2 °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.
| Fall Average | Rank | State | Sep | Oct | Nov | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ° F | ° C | °F | °F | °F | ||
| 63.7 | 17.6 | 7 | Alabama | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| 26.7 | -2.9 | 50 | Alaska | 43 | 26 | 11 |
| 61.3 | 16.3 | 10 | Arizona | 73 | 62 | 50 |
| 61.4 | 16.3 | 9 | Arkansas | 72 | 62 | 50 |
| 60.9 | 16.1 | 11 | California | 70 | 62 | 51 |
| 45.9 | 7.7 | 41 | Colorado | 58 | 47 | 34 |
| 51.2 | 10.7 | 28 | Connecticut | 62 | 51 | 41 |
| 57.4 | 14.1 | 15 | Delaware | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| 72.7 | 22.6 | 1 | Florida | 79 | 73 | 66 |
| 64.6 | 18.1 | 5 | Georgia | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| 71.8 | 22.1 | 2 | Hawaii | 73 | 72 | 70 |
| 44.8 | 7.1 | 44 | Idaho | 56 | 46 | 33 |
| 53.8 | 12.1 | 22 | Illinois | 66 | 54 | 42 |
| 53.8 | 12.1 | 22 | Indiana | 65 | 54 | 42 |
| 49.8 | 9.9 | 32 | Iowa | 63 | 51 | 36 |
| 55.4 | 13.0 | 20 | Kansas | 68 | 56 | 42 |
| 57.0 | 13.9 | 16 | Kentucky | 68 | 57 | 46 |
| 67.4 | 19.7 | 3 | Louisiana | 77 | 67 | 58 |
| 44.2 | 6.8 | 45 | Maine | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| 56.1 | 13.4 | 18 | Maryland | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| 50.3 | 10.2 | 30 | Massachusetts | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| 47.3 | 8.5 | 38 | Michigan | 59 | 48 | 36 |
| 43.5 | 6.4 | 46 | Minnesota | 57 | 45 | 28 |
| 64.2 | 17.9 | 6 | Mississippi | 75 | 64 | 54 |
| 56.0 | 13.3 | 19 | Missouri | 68 | 56 | 44 |
| Fall Average | Rank | State | Sep | Oct | Nov | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ° F | ° C | °F | °F | °F | ||
| 43.0 | 6.1 | 47 | Montana | 55 | 44 | 30 |
| 49.5 | 9.7 | 33 | Nebraska | 63 | 51 | 35 |
| 50.2 | 10.1 | 31 | Nevada | 62 | 51 | 38 |
| 46.3 | 7.9 | 40 | New Hampshire | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| 54.8 | 12.7 | 21 | New Jersey | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| 53.8 | 12.1 | 22 | New Mexico | 65 | 54 | 42 |
| 48.1 | 8.9 | 37 | New York | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| 60.2 | 15.7 | 13 | North Carolina | 70 | 60 | 51 |
| 42.0 | 5.6 | 49 | North Dakota | 56 | 44 | 26 |
| 52.9 | 11.6 | 27 | Ohio | 64 | 53 | 42 |
| 60.6 | 15.9 | 12 | Oklahoma | 72 | 61 | 48 |
| 48.9 | 9.4 | 35 | Oregon | 59 | 49 | 39 |
| 50.9 | 10.5 | 29 | Pennsylvania | 62 | 50 | 41 |
| 53.1 | 11.7 | 26 | Rhode Island | 63 | 53 | 44 |
| 63.4 | 17.4 | 8 | South Carolina | 73 | 63 | 54 |
| 46.4 | 8.0 | 39 | South Dakota | 60 | 48 | 31 |
| 58.6 | 14.8 | 14 | Tennessee | 70 | 58 | 48 |
| 65.5 | 18.6 | 4 | Texas | 76 | 66 | 55 |
| 49.1 | 9.5 | 34 | Utah | 62 | 50 | 36 |
| 45.7 | 7.6 | 42 | Vermont | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| 56.5 | 13.6 | 17 | Virginia | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| 48.5 | 9.2 | 36 | Washington | 59 | 49 | 38 |
| 53.3 | 11.8 | 25 | West Virginia | 64 | 53 | 43 |
| 45.7 | 7.6 | 42 | Wisconsin | 58 | 47 | 32 |
| 42.5 | 5.8 | 48 | Wyoming | 55 | 43 | 29 |