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Cold Score, cities 107 cities · highest first
PlaceCold ScoreAs of
1stMinneapolis94.1 8.8 °F January low1991-2020
2ndMadison92.5 11.8 °F January low1991-2020
3rdPoughkeepsie90.4 18.2 °F January low1991-2020
4thDes Moines90.3 13.8 °F January low1991-2020
5thDetroit88.8 19.8 °F January low1991-2020
6thOmaha88 15.2 °F January low1991-2020
7thWorcester87.8 17.1 °F January low1991-2020
8thMilwaukee86.4 17.2 °F January low1991-2020
9thPortland, Maine85.7 15.6 °F January low1991-2020
10thSyracuse84.5 16.5 °F January low1991-2020
11thAlbany84.1 15.9 °F January low1991-2020
12thGrand Rapids83.9 18.6 °F January low1991-2020
13thNew Haven83 23 °F January low1991-2020
14thCleveland82.7 23.5 °F January low1991-2020
15thBuffalo82.3 19 °F January low1991-2020
16thBridgeport80.4 24.4 °F January low1991-2020
17thChicago80.3 19.4 °F January low1991-2020
18thRochester, New York80.3 19 °F January low1991-2020
19thToledo78.7 20.1 °F January low1991-2020
20thFayetteville, Arkansas77.2 25.1 °F January low1991-2020
21stAkron76.4 21 °F January low1991-2020
22ndHartford76.4 20.3 °F January low1991-2020
23rdIndianapolis75.7 20.9 °F January low1991-2020
24thColorado Springs75.7 18.5 °F January low1991-2020
25thDenver75 17.6 °F January low1991-2020
26thOgden73.8 21.2 °F January low1991-2020
27thDayton72.5 21.8 °F January low1991-2020
28thColumbus71.5 22 °F January low1991-2020
29thAllentown71.2 21.8 °F January low1991-2020
30thProvidence70.6 22.1 °F January low1991-2020
31stPittsburgh69.9 22.3 °F January low1991-2020
32ndBoston69.6 23.1 °F January low1991-2020
33rdKansas City67 22.2 °F January low1991-2020
34thProvo64.4 24.2 °F January low1991-2020
35thWichita64.4 22.5 °F January low1991-2020
36thSalt Lake City63.8 24.2 °F January low1991-2020
37thSt. Louis62.2 24.1 °F January low1991-2020
38thHarrisburg60.9 24.9 °F January low1991-2020
39thCincinnati60.5 23.6 °F January low1991-2020
40thBoise, Idaho57 25.5 °F January low1991-2020
41stPhiladelphia55.4 26 °F January low1991-2020
42ndSpokane54.7 25.8 °F January low1991-2020
43rdNew York54.1 27.9 °F January low1991-2020
44thOxnard53.5 46.1 °F January low1991-2020
45thLouisville51.5 27.1 °F January low1991-2020
46thReno51.1 26.1 °F January low1991-2020
47thAlbuquerque51.1 26.4 °F January low1991-2020
48thOklahoma City50.8 27 °F January low1991-2020
49thBaltimore49.3 30 °F January low1991-2020
50thAsheville49.2 28.7 °F January low1991-2020
51stTulsa47.9 28 °F January low1991-2020
52ndRichmond47 28.8 °F January low1991-2020
53rdWashington DC47 30.1 °F January low1991-2020
54thGreensboro44.3 30.1 °F January low1991-2020
55thKnoxville44.3 30 °F January low1991-2020
56thNashville44.3 30.1 °F January low1991-2020
57thWinston-Salem42.7 30.7 °F January low1991-2020
58thVirginia Beach39.8 31.6 °F January low1991-2020
59thLittle Rock39.5 30.9 °F January low1991-2020
60thVancouver, Washington37.6 34.4 °F January low1991-2020
61stHuntsville, AL36.9 33.1 °F January low1991-2020
62ndMemphis36.9 33.3 °F January low1991-2020
63rdDurham36.9 31.8 °F January low1991-2020
64thChattanooga36.3 32.4 °F January low1991-2020
65thRaleigh36.3 31.8 °F January low1991-2020
66thCharlotte, NC36.2 31.8 °F January low1991-2020
67thPortland36 36.2 °F January low1991-2020
68thAtlanta, Georgia33.3 33.5 °F January low1991-2020
69thGreenville, SC33.3 34.6 °F January low1991-2020
70thBirmingham31.7 34.9 °F January low1991-2020
71stEl Paso31.1 34.5 °F January low1991-2020
72ndSeattle30.4 36.8 °F January low1991-2020
73rdDallas, Texas28.5 37.9 °F January low1991-2020
74thColumbia, South Carolina27.5 37 °F January low1991-2020
75thJackson, Mississippi26.6 37.5 °F January low1991-2020
76thStockton25.2 39.1 °F January low1991-2020
77thAugusta, Georgia24.9 39.8 °F January low1991-2020
78thLas Vegas23.3 39.4 °F January low1991-2020
79thFresno22 40.6 °F January low1991-2020
80thSacramento21.4 41.1 °F January low1991-2020
81stBakersfield21.4 40.5 °F January low1991-2020
82ndSavannah20.4 40 °F January low1991-2020
83rdCharleston18.5 43.6 °F January low1991-2020
84thTucson18.5 40.8 °F January low1991-2020
85thAustin17.9 41.8 °F January low1991-2020
86thSan Jose, California17.8 41.8 °F January low1991-2020
87thBaton Rouge17.8 41.6 °F January low1991-2020
88thSan Antonio, Texas17.8 41 °F January low1991-2020
89thSan Francisco15 46.6 °F January low1991-2020
90thRiverside14.9 43.6 °F January low1991-2020
91stHouston, Texas13.6 46.1 °F January low1991-2020
92ndNew Orleans12.6 46.5 °F January low1991-2020
93rdPhoenix12 46 °F January low1991-2020
94thJacksonville11.1 47.2 °F January low1991-2020
95thJacksonville, Florida10.4 47.2 °F January low1991-2020
96thLos Angeles, California8.8 48.9 °F January low1991-2020
97thDaytona Beach8.4 48.5 °F January low1991-2020
98thSan Diego8.1 50.3 °F January low1991-2020
99thOrlando, Florida6.2 51.8 °F January low1991-2020
100thLakeland5.5 51.9 °F January low1991-2020
101stMelbourne5.2 51.7 °F January low1991-2020
102ndMcAllen5.2 52.7 °F January low1991-2020
103rdSarasota4.2 52.3 °F January low1991-2020
104thTampa3.9 52.8 °F January low1991-2020
105thCape Coral2.6 54.3 °F January low1991-2020
106thMiami1.6 61.2 °F January low1991-2020
107thHonolulu0.6 66.8 °F January low1991-2020
Cold Score, states 50 states · highest first
PlaceCold ScoreAs of
1stNorth Dakota96.4 0.7 °F January low1991-2020
2ndMinnesota95.1 8 °F January low1991-2020
3rdAlaska94.5 7.8 °F January low1991-2020
4thSouth Dakota94.2 8.4 °F January low1991-2020
5thNebraska93.6 14.7 °F January low1991-2020
6thVermont92.6 12.6 °F January low1991-2020
7thIowa91.6 12.8 °F January low1991-2020
8thMaine90 13.3 °F January low1991-2020
9thWisconsin89.9 15.1 °F January low1991-2020
10thMichigan89.7 18.9 °F January low1991-2020
11thWyoming87.7 15.1 °F January low1991-2020
12thConnecticut85.2 22 °F January low1991-2020
13thMontana84.1 15.2 °F January low1991-2020
14thOhio83 22.2 °F January low1991-2020
15thIllinois82.5 18.6 °F January low1991-2020
16thNew Hampshire82.4 16.1 °F January low1991-2020
17thColorado76.9 17.5 °F January low1991-2020
18thIndiana76.7 20.5 °F January low1991-2020
19thMassachusetts75.4 20.8 °F January low1991-2020
20thRhode Island69.9 22.1 °F January low1991-2020
21stArkansas69.8 28.9 °F January low1991-2020
22ndKansas68.6 21.7 °F January low1991-2020
23rdUtah65.4 23.3 °F January low1991-2020
24thMissouri65.3 22.7 °F January low1991-2020
25thIdaho61.8 24 °F January low1991-2020
26thNew Jersey58.3 25.4 °F January low1991-2020
27thPennsylvania58.3 25.3 °F January low1991-2020
28thWest Virginia57.3 24.9 °F January low1991-2020
29thDelaware56.6 25.4 °F January low1991-2020
30thNew York56.4 27.3 °F January low1991-2020
31stKentucky52.4 26.5 °F January low1991-2020
32ndNew Mexico50.8 25.5 °F January low1991-2020
33rdMaryland49.8 29.1 °F January low1991-2020
34thOklahoma48.9 27.4 °F January low1991-2020
35thTennessee41.8 31.1 °F January low1991-2020
36thVirginia38.8 31.8 °F January low1991-2020
37thNorth Carolina38.5 31.5 °F January low1991-2020
38thWashington35.4 35.1 °F January low1991-2020
39thGeorgia30.1 35.7 °F January low1991-2020
40thAlabama29.8 36.5 °F January low1991-2020
41stNevada28.5 36.6 °F January low1991-2020
42ndMississippi25.3 38.6 °F January low1991-2020
43rdSouth Carolina24 39.4 °F January low1991-2020
44thTexas19.1 41.6 °F January low1991-2020
45thLouisiana16.9 43.2 °F January low1991-2020
46thArizona12.6 44.2 °F January low1991-2020
47thCalifornia12 46.5 °F January low1991-2020
48thFlorida6.2 52 °F January low1991-2020
49ththe US Virgin Islands1.7 61.2 °F January low1991-2020
50thHawaii0 66.8 °F January low1991-2020
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The Honest Local, Cold across America, every city and state on one map, September 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/coldest

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved September 21, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.

Sources and method

The map reads the same tables as every ranking on this site: the live tape (Zillow, realtor.com by way of FRED, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AAA, AirNow, MERIC, the Census Bureau, the FBI, the EIA, the BEA), and The Honest Local's own scores (Sunshine, Heat, Cold, Snow, Clean Air, Bad Air, Disaster, Safety, Affordability), each a blend of at least two public sources. Cities and states rank on separate lists. A place with no reading is left grey rather than estimated.