Average Monthly Temperatures for Each State in Winter
The average temperatures during winter for every state in the US are listed below. The tables provide state-wide average temperatures for each winter month, December, January and February, plus an average for the entire season. The states are also ranked from the hottest state in winter at number 1 to the coldest state at number 50.
Average winter temperatures range from a high of 67.4 degrees Fahrenheit (19.7 degrees Celsius) in Hawaii to a low of 2.6 °F (-16.3 °C) in Alaska. For the entire United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, the season averages just above freezing at 33.2 °F (0.7 °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.
| Winter Average | Rank | State | Dec | Jan | Feb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ° F | ° C | °F | °F | °F | ||
| 46.5 | 8.1 | 7 | Alabama | 47 | 44 | 48 |
| 2.6 | -16.3 | 50 | Alaska | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 43.6 | 6.4 | 10 | Arizona | 43 | 42 | 46 |
| 41.5 | 5.3 | 12 | Arkansas | 42 | 39 | 44 |
| 46.2 | 7.9 | 8 | California | 45 | 45 | 49 |
| 25.8 | -3.4 | 35 | Colorado | 25 | 24 | 28 |
| 28.5 | -1.9 | 30 | Connecticut | 31 | 26 | 28 |
| 36.1 | 2.3 | 16 | Delaware | 38 | 34 | 36 |
| 59.4 | 15.2 | 2 | Florida | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| 47.8 | 8.8 | 5 | Georgia | 48 | 46 | 49 |
| 67.4 | 19.7 | 1 | Hawaii | 68 | 67 | 67 |
| 25.4 | -3.7 | 37 | Idaho | 24 | 24 | 28 |
| 28.3 | -2.1 | 32 | Illinois | 30 | 25 | 30 |
| 29.4 | -1.4 | 29 | Indiana | 31 | 26 | 31 |
| 21.7 | -5.7 | 39 | Iowa | 23 | 18 | 24 |
| 31.9 | -0.1 | 26 | Kansas | 32 | 29 | 35 |
| 35.9 | 2.2 | 18 | Kentucky | 37 | 33 | 37 |
| 50.9 | 10.5 | 3 | Louisiana | 51 | 49 | 53 |
| 16.8 | -8.4 | 47 | Maine | 20 | 14 | 17 |
| 34.7 | 1.5 | 19 | Maryland | 37 | 32 | 35 |
| 27.4 | -2.6 | 34 | Massachusetts | 30 | 25 | 27 |
| 21.7 | -5.7 | 39 | Michigan | 25 | 19 | 21 |
| 12.4 | -10.9 | 48 | Minnesota | 14 | 8 | 15 |
| 46.7 | 8.2 | 6 | Mississippi | 47 | 44 | 49 |
| 32.3 | 0.2 | 24 | Missouri | 33 | 29 | 35 |
| Winter Average | Rank | State | Dec | Jan | Feb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ° F | ° C | °F | °F | °F | ||
| 21.2 | -6.0 | 41 | Montana | 21 | 18 | 24 |
| 25.7 | -3.5 | 36 | Nebraska | 26 | 23 | 29 |
| 32.2 | 0.1 | 25 | Nevada | 31 | 30 | 36 |
| 21.1 | -6.1 | 43 | New Hampshire | 24 | 18 | 21 |
| 33.0 | 0.6 | 21 | New Jersey | 35 | 31 | 33 |
| 36.1 | 2.3 | 16 | New Mexico | 35 | 34 | 39 |
| 23.3 | -4.8 | 38 | New York | 27 | 21 | 23 |
| 42.1 | 5.6 | 11 | North Carolina | 43 | 40 | 43 |
| 12.2 | -11.0 | 49 | North Dakota | 13 | 8 | 15 |
| 29.5 | -1.4 | 28 | Ohio | 32 | 27 | 30 |
| 39.1 | 3.9 | 13 | Oklahoma | 39 | 36 | 42 |
| 34.0 | 1.1 | 20 | Oregon | 33 | 33 | 37 |
| 28.4 | -2.0 | 31 | Pennsylvania | 31 | 26 | 28 |
| 31.4 | -0.3 | 27 | Rhode Island | 34 | 29 | 31 |
| 46.1 | 7.8 | 9 | South Carolina | 46 | 44 | 47 |
| 19.5 | -6.9 | 44 | South Dakota | 20 | 16 | 23 |
| 39.1 | 3.9 | 13 | Tennessee | 40 | 36 | 41 |
| 47.9 | 8.8 | 4 | Texas | 47 | 46 | 50 |
| 28.2 | -2.1 | 33 | Utah | 27 | 26 | 32 |
| 19.4 | -7.0 | 45 | Vermont | 23 | 16 | 19 |
| 36.8 | 2.7 | 15 | Virginia | 38 | 35 | 38 |
| 33.0 | 0.6 | 21 | Washington | 32 | 32 | 36 |
| 32.8 | 0.4 | 23 | West Virginia | 34 | 30 | 33 |
| 17.2 | -8.2 | 46 | Wisconsin | 19 | 13 | 19 |
| 21.2 | -6.0 | 41 | Wyoming | 21 | 19 | 24 |