Is Texas hotter than Arizona? The answer may surprise you. See 2024 average temps by state

Last updated: 2024/08/09 at 11:32 AM

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Texas is No. 4 for highest average temperature LIST: Top 10 hottest states LIST: Top 5 coldest states

Texas schools may be starting, but August is turning up the heat!

As a heat dome settles over the Lone Star State, forecasters warn this week and next week are likely to be the hottest of 2024 so far. Large portions of the state are under heat advisories with triple-digit temperatures expected, and heat indices in some areas could reach into the 110s.

But Texans are no strangers to the heat, especially after record-high temperatures earlier this summer and no sign of a lasting cooldown in sight. So how does the Texas heat compare to other states? Here’s what the data reveals.

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Texas is No. 4 for highest average temperature

So far this year, the Lone Star claims the fourth-highest average temperature among U.S. states. Data collected up to Wednesday shows the average temperature in Texas is 65.8℉ — which may not sound too bad at the moment until you realize it counts the January days when North Texas got snow.

LIST: Top 10 hottest states

Brown Pelicans hang out in the shade under the News Pass bridge between Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Beach on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Parts of Southwest Florida and South Florida are under a heat advisory through the next couple of days.

Only Florida, Hawaii and Louisiana have higher average temperatures than Texas in 2024, according to data collected by The Blogler. Arizona and Arkansas tied for the ninth-highest average at 61.1℉.

Rank	State	Average temperature (℉)
1	Florida	71.5
2	Hawaii	70.2
3	Louisiana	67.2
4	Texas	65.8
5	Georgia	64.3
6	Mississippi	64.3
7	Alabama	63.7
8	South Carolina	63.4
9	Arizona	61.1
9	Arkansas	61.1

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LIST: Top 5 coldest states

On the other end of the spectrum, it comes as no surprise that Alaska has the lowest average temperature so far this year. With a winter season from October all the way through April, it’s averaged 28.1℉—over 10 degrees below the second-coldest state, North Dakota.