Fall Temperature Averages for Every State
The map here shows how fall temperatures compare across the American states. Below the map are the data it's based on.
Plus there's a ranking of states in autumn from hottest to coldest.
The temperatures are state-wide averages calculated from temperatures recorded during the months of September, October and November.
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.
The average temperatures during fall for every state in the US are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. The states are also ranked from the hottest state in fall at number 1 to the coldest state at number 50.
| State | Avg ° F | Avg ° C | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 63.7 | 17.6 | 7 |
| Alaska | 26.7 | -2.9 | 50 |
| Arizona | 61.3 | 16.3 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 61.4 | 16.3 | 9 |
| California | 60.9 | 16.1 | 11 |
| Colorado | 45.9 | 7.7 | 41 |
| Connecticut | 51.2 | 10.7 | 28 |
| Delaware | 57.4 | 14.1 | 15 |
| Florida | 72.7 | 22.6 | 1 |
| Georgia | 64.6 | 18.1 | 5 |
| Hawaii | 71.8 | 22.1 | 2 |
| Idaho | 44.8 | 7.1 | 44 |
| Illinois | 53.8 | 12.1 | 22 |
| Indiana | 53.8 | 12.1 | 22 |
| Iowa | 49.8 | 9.9 | 32 |
| Kansas | 55.4 | 13.0 | 20 |
| Kentucky | 57.0 | 13.9 | 16 |
| Louisiana | 67.4 | 19.7 | 3 |
| Maine | 44.2 | 6.8 | 45 |
| Maryland | 56.1 | 13.4 | 18 |
| Massachusetts | 50.3 | 10.2 | 30 |
| Michigan | 47.3 | 8.5 | 38 |
| Minnesota | 43.5 | 6.4 | 46 |
| Mississippi | 64.2 | 17.9 | 6 |
| Missouri | 56.0 | 13.3 | 19 |
| State | Avg ° F | Avg ° C | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 43.0 | 6.1 | 47 |
| Nebraska | 49.5 | 9.7 | 33 |
| Nevada | 50.2 | 10.1 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | 46.3 | 7.9 | 40 |
| New Jersey | 54.8 | 12.7 | 21 |
| New Mexico | 53.8 | 12.1 | 22 |
| New York | 48.1 | 8.9 | 37 |
| North Carolina | 60.2 | 15.7 | 13 |
| North Dakota | 42.0 | 5.6 | 49 |
| Ohio | 52.9 | 11.6 | 27 |
| Oklahoma | 60.6 | 15.9 | 12 |
| Oregon | 48.9 | 9.4 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | 50.9 | 10.5 | 29 |
| Rhode Island | 53.1 | 11.7 | 26 |
| South Carolina | 63.4 | 17.4 | 8 |
| South Dakota | 46.4 | 8.0 | 39 |
| Tennessee | 58.6 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Texas | 65.5 | 18.6 | 4 |
| Utah | 49.1 | 9.5 | 34 |
| Vermont | 45.7 | 7.6 | 42 |
| Virginia | 56.5 | 13.6 | 17 |
| Washington | 48.5 | 9.2 | 36 |
| West Virginia | 53.3 | 11.8 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | 45.7 | 7.6 | 42 |
| Wyoming | 42.5 | 5.8 | 48 |