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