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US States Ranked by Humidity (2026)

Alaska is the most humid state, at 73.8%. Nevada is the driest, at 30.5%. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020.

States ranked by humidity

51 states with data (1991-2020). Ranked highest first.

US States Ranked by Humidity, highest first
RankStateValue
1Alaska73.8%
2Florida72.8%
3Louisiana72.4%
4Oregon71.7%
5Mississippi71.0%
6Washington70.4%
7Iowa70.2%
8Michigan69.9%
9Alabama69.7%
10Wisconsin69.6%
11Hawaii69.5%
12Indiana69.5%
13Ohio69.4%
14Arkansas69.4%
15North Dakota69.3%
16Kentucky68.7%
17Minnesota68.6%
18Vermont68.6%
19Maine68.4%
20West Virginia68.3%
21Georgia68.2%
22Illinois67.9%
23South Carolina67.6%
24Tennessee67.5%
25South Dakota67.2%
26North Carolina67.1%
27Nebraska66.8%
28Missouri66.7%
29Virginia66.4%
30Delaware66.2%
31Rhode Island66.2%
32Maryland66.1%
33Pennsylvania65.7%
34New York65.6%
35Connecticut65.6%
36New Hampshire65.1%
37Massachusetts65.1%
38Texas64.8%
39Kansas64.0%
40Oklahoma63.7%
41New Jersey63.4%
42District of Columbia62.7%
43Montana59.4%
44California57.5%
45Idaho55.5%
46Wyoming53.1%
47Utah49.3%
48Colorado47.4%
49New Mexico38.8%
50Arizona31.3%
51Nevada30.5%
Choropleth map of Humidity across US states (1991-2020), by hearthmap
Humidity by US state. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
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hearthmap renders humidity as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see county values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals · 1991-2020

Frequently asked questions

Which US state has the most humid humidity?
Alaska is the most humid state, at 73.8%.
Which US state has the driest humidity?
Nevada is the driest, at 30.5%.
How is this ranking calculated?
US states are ranked by humidity (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020), highest first.

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