United States: Temperature
Average Annual Temperature (2021-2022)*: 12.5°C (54.51°F)
*Average is for the 48 contiguous United States, which includes 344 climate divisions alone. This is 1.38°C (2.49°F) higher than the 20th century average. (NOAA-Climate)
- Average High – 24.44°C (72.4°F) | Average Low – 13.78°C (56.08°F). (USA Facts – Climate, compiled from averages across climate extremes in the contiguous 48 US states)
- Coldest temperature on record (contiguous US): -56.67°C (-70°F) at Rogers Pass, Montana, on Jan. 20, 1954. (Weather Channel – Coldest Temperatures)
- Coldest temperature on record (all US States): -62.22°C (-80°F) at Prospect Creek, Alaska, on Jan. 23, 1971. (Weather Channel – Coldest Temperatures)
Hottest temperature on record (All US states and territories): 56.67°C (134°F) in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913. This is North America’s hottest temperature on record and the second hottest temperature recorded worldwide. (NOAA – National Centers for Environmental Information)