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The hottest US cities have daily high temperatures, averaged throughout the year, that are in the 80s. For Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and Honolulu, that means every day is a least 50 °F, and all but a few days each year are over 60 °F.
- The 11 Hottest Cities in The United States
- What Is The Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in The Us?
- Final Thoughts
Let’s take a look at the hottest cities in the US (with a population over 25,000) according to average annual temperature data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
We know about the warmest places in the United States, according to average temperatures, but what about the hottest temperature ever recorded in the country? Death Valley, California, takes that title easily, though the story isn’t without some intrigue and controversy. Nobody disputes that Death Valley is the site of the hottest temperature ever ...
The hottest cities in the United States are generally tropical islands, followed by the Florida Peninsula. This is because proximity to warm tropical water is the best way to stay warm during the winter, even if it makes extreme heat harder during the summer. Because we’re determining our rankings by average temperature over the whole year, staying...
Aug 21, 2024 · Phoenix is the hottest city in the U.S. due to its extreme summer temperatures. The city gets so hot because of its location in the rapidly warming Sonoran Desert, incredible amount of sunny days, and the urban heat island effect. And it’s getting warmer. The average daily summer temperature in 2023 was 95.2°F, well above the 30-year average.
This is a list of cities by average temperature (monthly and yearly). The temperatures listed are averages of the daily highs and lows. Thus, the actual daytime temperature in a given month may be considerably higher than the temperature listed here, depending on how large the difference between daily highs and lows is.
- Phoenix, AZ. Welcome to America’s hottest city. Phoenix is the capital of the State of Arizona, one of the dryest states in the US. About half of Arizona can be described as semi-arid, while one-third of it is arid.
- Tucson, AZ. The second-hottest city in the US is also located in Arizona, and the highest temperature recorded in Tucson is 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 Celsius).
- Las Vegas, NV. With a reputation as America’s gambling mecca, Las Vegas is the economic center of the State of Nevada, not to mention the third hottest city in the US.
- Del Rio, TX. Del Rio, a city of more than 49,400 people, is located in the State of Texas, on the Rio Grande, which serves as the border between the U.S. and Mexico in that area.
Dec 31, 2010 · This statistic shows cities in the United States with the highest average annual temperatures. Data is based on recordings from 1981 to 2010. In San Antonio, Texas the average...
Sep 24, 2021 · Just north of the Mexican border on the eastern half of the state is where California's highest average temperature of 31.1°C is found. The highest recorded temperature in the U.S. was also ...
