Average Monthly Temperatures for Each State in Spring
The average temperatures during spring for every state in the US are listed below. The tables provide state-wide temperatures for each spring month, March, April and May, plus an average for the entire season. The states are also ranked from the hottest state in spring at number 1 to the coldest state at number 50.
Average spring temperatures range from a high of 69.9 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 degrees Celsius) in Florida to a low of 24.7 °F (-4.1 °C) in Alaska. For the entire United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, the season averages 52.0 °F (11.1 °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.
| Spring Average | Rank | State | Mar | Apr | May | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ° F | ° C | °F | °F | °F | ||
| 62.5 | 16.9 | 7 | Alabama | 56 | 62 | 70 |
| 24.7 | -4.1 | 50 | Alaska | 11 | 24 | 40 |
| 58.2 | 14.6 | 11 | Arizona | 51 | 58 | 66 |
| 60.3 | 15.7 | 9 | Arkansas | 52 | 60 | 69 |
| 57.1 | 13.9 | 14 | California | 52 | 57 | 63 |
| 43.7 | 6.5 | 38 | Colorado | 36 | 43 | 53 |
| 47.3 | 8.5 | 33 | Connecticut | 37 | 47 | 58 |
| 53.3 | 11.8 | 19 | Delaware | 44 | 53 | 63 |
| 69.9 | 21.1 | 1 | Florida | 65 | 69 | 75 |
| 63.1 | 17.3 | 6 | Georgia | 56 | 63 | 70 |
| 68.6 | 20.3 | 2 | Hawaii | 68 | 69 | 70 |
| 43.6 | 6.4 | 39 | Idaho | 36 | 44 | 52 |
| 51.6 | 10.9 | 22 | Illinois | 41 | 52 | 62 |
| 51.1 | 10.6 | 23 | Indiana | 41 | 51 | 62 |
| 48.2 | 9.0 | 27 | Iowa | 36 | 49 | 60 |
| 53.6 | 12.0 | 18 | Kansas | 44 | 54 | 63 |
| 55.1 | 12.8 | 15 | Kentucky | 46 | 55 | 64 |
| 66.3 | 19.1 | 3 | Louisiana | 60 | 66 | 74 |
| 39.1 | 3.9 | 49 | Maine | 27 | 39 | 51 |
| 52.8 | 11.6 | 20 | Maryland | 43 | 53 | 62 |
| 45.7 | 7.6 | 36 | Massachusetts | 36 | 45 | 56 |
| 42.6 | 5.9 | 42 | Michigan | 31 | 43 | 55 |
| 41.9 | 5.5 | 45 | Minnesota | 28 | 42 | 56 |
| 63.2 | 17.3 | 5 | Mississippi | 56 | 63 | 71 |
| 54.4 | 12.4 | 16 | Missouri | 45 | 55 | 64 |
| Spring Average | Rank | State | Mar | Apr | May | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ° F | ° C | °F | °F | °F | ||
| 42.5 | 5.8 | 43 | Montana | 33 | 43 | 52 |
| 48.2 | 9.0 | 27 | Nebraska | 38 | 48 | 59 |
| 48.0 | 8.9 | 29 | Nevada | 41 | 47 | 56 |
| 42.4 | 5.8 | 44 | New Hampshire | 31 | 42 | 54 |
| 50.6 | 10.3 | 25 | New Jersey | 41 | 50 | 61 |
| 52.4 | 11.3 | 21 | New Mexico | 45 | 52 | 61 |
| 43.6 | 6.4 | 39 | New York | 32 | 44 | 55 |
| 58.2 | 14.6 | 11 | North Carolina | 50 | 58 | 66 |
| 41.1 | 5.1 | 47 | North Dakota | 27 | 42 | 55 |
| 49.7 | 9.8 | 26 | Ohio | 40 | 50 | 60 |
| 59.1 | 15.1 | 10 | Oklahoma | 50 | 59 | 68 |
| 46.9 | 8.3 | 35 | Oregon | 42 | 46 | 53 |
| 47.4 | 8.6 | 32 | Pennsylvania | 37 | 48 | 58 |
| 47.0 | 8.3 | 34 | Rhode Island | 38 | 47 | 57 |
| 62.0 | 16.7 | 8 | South Carolina | 55 | 62 | 70 |
| 44.8 | 7.1 | 37 | South Dakota | 33 | 45 | 57 |
| 57.3 | 14.1 | 13 | Tennessee | 49 | 57 | 66 |
| 65.1 | 18.4 | 4 | Texas | 58 | 65 | 73 |
| 47.5 | 8.6 | 31 | Utah | 40 | 47 | 56 |
| 41.5 | 5.3 | 46 | Vermont | 29 | 41 | 54 |
| 54.1 | 12.3 | 17 | Virginia | 45 | 54 | 63 |
| 47.7 | 8.7 | 30 | Washington | 42 | 47 | 54 |
| 50.9 | 10.5 | 24 | West Virginia | 42 | 51 | 60 |
| 42.9 | 6.1 | 41 | Wisconsin | 30 | 43 | 56 |
| 40.8 | 4.9 | 48 | Wyoming | 32 | 40 | 50 |