State rankings
Most Humid States
Alaska has the highest Average Daily Humidity (74.3%), followed by Louisiana (74.3%) and Mississippi (72.5%). Arizona has the lowest (40.4%).
50 of 51 states
Average Daily Humidity
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All 50 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
67.9%
Middle half 65.8% – 70.6%
Average
65.8%
50 states
Highest
74.3%
Alaska
Lowest
40.4%
Arizona
Data
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50 states · # = rank by Average Daily Humidity
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alaska | 74.3% | 69.7% | 79.0% |
| 2 |  Louisiana | 74.3% | 60.3% | 88.3% |
| 3 |  Mississippi | 72.5% | 56.3% | 88.7% |
| 4 |  Michigan | 72.2% | 62.0% | 82.4% |
| 5 |  Florida | 72.2% | 58.8% | 85.6% |
| 6 |  Minnesota | 71.9% | 61.6% | 82.2% |
| 7 |  Iowa | 71.9% | 61.3% | 82.5% |
| 8 |  Wisconsin | 71.6% | 61.5% | 81.8% |
| 9 |  Illinois | 71.0% | 60.0% | 82.0% |
| 9 |  Indiana | 71.0% | 60.0% | 82.0% |
| 11 |  Alabama | 70.9% | 56.0% | 85.8% |
| 11 |  North Dakota | 70.9% | 60.3% | 81.5% |
| 13 |  Missouri | 70.6% | 59.0% | 82.3% |
| 13 |  West Virginia | 70.6% | 57.8% | 83.5% |
| 15 |  Ohio | 70.6% | 60.1% | 81.1% |
| 16 |  Arkansas | 70.5% | 56.5% | 84.5% |
| 17 |  Tennessee | 69.9% | 56.0% | 83.8% |
| 18 |  Hawaii | 69.6% | 61.8% | 77.5% |
| 19 |  Kentucky | 69.4% | 57.8% | 81.0% |
| 20 |  North Carolina | 69.3% | 55.8% | 82.8% |
| 21 |  Maine | 69.3% | 60.0% | 78.5% |
| 22 |  Georgia | 69.0% | 53.2% | 84.8% |
| 23 |  South Dakota | 68.8% | 58.3% | 79.3% |
| 24 |  Washington | 68.6% | 57.8% | 79.3% |
| 25 |  Oklahoma | 68.0% | 55.5% | 80.5% |
| 26 |  Pennsylvania | 67.7% | 57.3% | 78.1% |
| 27 |  New York | 67.4% | 58.4% | 76.4% |
| 28 |  Oregon | 67.3% | 56.6% | 78.0% |
| 29 |  South Carolina | 67.0% | 51.5% | 82.5% |
| 29 |  Nebraska | 67.0% | 54.1% | 79.9% |
| 29 |  Vermont | 67.0% | 58.0% | 76.0% |
| 32 |  Virginia | 66.8% | 55.0% | 78.6% |
| 33 |  New Hampshire | 66.5% | 53.0% | 80.0% |
| 33 |  Delaware | 66.5% | 55.0% | 78.0% |
| 35 |  Texas | 66.3% | 52.7% | 79.8% |
| 36 |  Kansas | 66.2% | 53.8% | 78.6% |
| 37 |  Massachusetts | 65.8% | 57.0% | 74.7% |
| 38 |  Connecticut | 65.8% | 56.0% | 75.5% |
| 39 |  New Jersey | 65.3% | 54.5% | 76.0% |
| 40 |  Maryland | 65.0% | 53.0% | 77.0% |
| 40 |  Rhode Island | 65.0% | 55.0% | 75.0% |
| 42 |  Montana | 59.4% | 49.0% | 69.7% |
| 43 |  California | 58.6% | 49.5% | 67.8% |
| 44 |  Idaho | 56.0% | 45.0% | 67.0% |
| 45 |  Wyoming | 54.8% | 45.8% | 63.8% |
| 46 |  Utah | 53.0% | 43.0% | 63.0% |
| 47 |  Colorado | 49.1% | 39.0% | 59.2% |
| 48 |  New Mexico | 45.7% | 34.0% | 57.3% |
| 49 |  Nevada | 44.1% | 31.6% | 56.6% |
| 50 |  Arizona | 40.4% | 28.5% | 52.3% |
What correlates with Average Daily Humidity?
Pearson r against 2,088 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Average Daily Humidity?
- Alaska has the highest Average Daily Humidity, at 74.3%, followed by Louisiana (74.3%) and Mississippi (72.5%).
- Which state has the lowest Average Daily Humidity?
- Arizona has the lowest Average Daily Humidity, at 40.4%.
- What is the median Average Daily Humidity across US states?
- The median is 67.9% across the 50 US states with data.
- Where does this most humid states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Oh The Humidity. Which State Is The Most Humid? - Forbes; Local Climatological Data - NOAA; USA by numbers - US News; Most and Least Humid States in the United States for 2025 - HomeSnacks.