Climate rankings

US Climate Rankings — Hottest, Coldest, Rainiest Cities

National leaderboards over the largest US metros, built from the same 1991–2020 climate normals and all-time records behind the city climate pages. Each ranking sorts every metro by one measure — average high, average low, annual rainfall, the long-term warming trend, or the hottest day on record — and every city in the list links down to its full climate profile.

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Six national leaderboards. Each card shows the current leader.

• Hottest citiesPhoenix, AZ — 87°F
• Coldest citiesColorado Springs, CO — 37°F
• Rainiest citiesMiami, FL — 67.4 in
• Driest citiesLas Vegas, NV — 4.2 in
• Snowiest citiesRochester, NY — 102.0 in
• Fastest-Warming citiesPhoenix, AZ — 10°F
• Most Extreme-Heat citiesPhoenix, AZ — 122°F

More rankings coming

A windiest ranking needs reliable wind data the current climate dataset doesn’t yet carry (NOAA’s daily wind record is too sparse across these metros) — it’s a planned data extension, not faked here. The live leaderboards cover temperature, rainfall, snowfall, and the warming trend.