Average Annual Temperatures for Large US Cities

Average annual temperatures for the largest US cities are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Most major US cities have average annual high temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees F (16 to 21 °C). For all cities, average low temperatures over the year are well above freezing.

Scorching hot summers in Phoenix, Arizona, pushes the average high temperature to 87 °F (31 °C). Miami and Orlando's average highs, though also in the 80s, come from consistently warm weather year round.

While the annual temperature does give you a general sense of a city's climate, the number hides how much the weather usually varies from month to month. For instance, San Diego and Oklahoma City have the same annual maximum temperature of 71 degrees. But depending on the month, Oklahoma City gets much colder or hotter than San Diego. The average highs for individual months in San Diego range from 66 to 77 degrees F, a span of 11 degrees. Oklahoma City's monthly highs range from averages of 49 to 93 °F, a difference of 44 degrees.

To drill down into the details, use the links in the navigation to see monthly average temperatures for all the major US cities. Or click on a linked city to view its temperature information for all months.

Average annual temperatures for large US cities
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
73 54 Atlanta, Georgia 23 12
81 59 Austin, Texas 27 15
67 46 Baltimore, Maryland 19 8
74 54 Birmingham, Alabama 24 12
59 45 Boston, Massachusetts 15 7
57 41 Buffalo, New York 14 5
72 51 Charlotte, North Carolina 22 10
61 44 Chicago, Illinois 16 7
64 45 Cincinnati, Ohio 18 7
61 44 Cleveland, Ohio 16 7
63 44 Columbus, Ohio 17 7
78 58 Dallas, Texas 26 15
66 37 Denver, Colorado 19 3
59 42 Detroit, Michigan 15 6
76 54 Fresno, California 25 12
58 41 Grand Rapids, Michigan 15 5
61 41 Hartford, Connecticut 16 5
85 72 Honolulu, Hawaii 29 22
80 63 Houston, Texas 27 17
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
63 45 Indianapolis, Indiana 17 7
80 63 Jacksonville, Florida 27 17
65 45 Kansas City, Missouri 18 7
81 60 Las Vegas, Nevada 27 15
75 57 Los Angeles, California 24 14
68 50 Louisville, Kentucky 20 10
73 54 Memphis, Tennessee 23 12
84 71 Miami, Florida 29 22
57 41 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 14 5
55 38 Minneapolis, Minnesota 13 4
72 50 Nashville, Tennessee 22 10
79 63 New Orleans, Louisiana 26 17
63 49 New York, New York 17 9
71 49 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 22 9
83 65 Orlando, Florida 28 18
65 47 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18 9
87 64 Phoenix, Arizona 31 18
61 43 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16 6
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
63 46 Portland, Oregon 17 8
61 43 Providence, Rhode Island 16 6
72 51 Raleigh, North Carolina 22 10
70 48 Richmond, Virginia 21 9
80 53 Riverside, California 26 12
58 41 Rochester, New York 15 5
76 51 Sacramento, California 24 11
65 44 Salt Lake City, Utah 18 7
80 59 San Antonio, Texas 27 15
71 59 San Diego, California 22 15
64 51 San Francisco, California 18 11
71 50 San Jose, California 22 10
61 46 Seattle, Washington 16 8
67 48 St. Louis, Missouri 19 9
83 66 Tampa, Florida 28 19
84 57 Tucson, Arizona 29 14
72 51 Tulsa, Oklahoma 22 10
70 53 Virginia Beach, Virginia 21 12
68 51 Washington, DC 20 10
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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