The monthly average temperature in the United States between 2020 and 2025 shows distinct seasonal variation, following similar patterns. For instance, in August 2025, the average temperature across the North American country stood at 22.98 degrees Celsius.
Rising temperatures
Globally, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024 were some of the warmest years ever recorded since 1880. Overall, there has been a dramatic increase in the annual temperature since 1895. Within the U.S. annual temperatures show a great deal of variation depending on region. For instance, Florida tends to record the highest maximum temperatures across the North American country, while Wyoming recorded the lowest minimum average temperature in recent years.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (September 22, 2025). Average monthly temperature in the United States from January 2020 to August 2025 (in degrees Celsius) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/513644/monthly-average-temperature-in-the-us-celsius/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Average monthly temperature in the United States from January 2020 to August 2025 (in degrees Celsius)." Chart. September 22, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513644/monthly-average-temperature-in-the-us-celsius/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2025). Average monthly temperature in the United States from January 2020 to August 2025 (in degrees Celsius). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513644/monthly-average-temperature-in-the-us-celsius/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Average Monthly Temperature in The United States from January 2020 to August 2025 (in Degrees Celsius)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513644/monthly-average-temperature-in-the-us-celsius/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Average monthly temperature in the United States from January 2020 to August 2025 (in degrees Celsius) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513644/monthly-average-temperature-in-the-us-celsius/ (last visited May 10, 2026)
Average monthly temperature in the United States from January 2020 to August 2025 (in degrees Celsius) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, September 22, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/513644/monthly-average-temperature-in-the-us-celsius/