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Warm weather colleges: warmest winters

The 100 core colleges with the warmest winters, ranked by the average January low temperature.

Source: NOAA climate normals, station nearest each campus

100 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

100 colleges

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CollegeStateJanuary lowDistance
University of GuamGU75.4°F average January low
University of the Virgin IslandsVI73.6°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-GuayamaPR71.9°F average January low
Universidad del Sagrado CorazonPR71.9°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoPR71.4°F average January low
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusPR70.2°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaPR70.2°F average January low
Caribbean University-BayamonPR69.5°F average January low
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto RicoPR69.5°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonPR69.5°F average January low
Universidad Central de BayamonPR69.5°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico-BayamonPR69.5°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaPR68.3°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaPR68.3°F average January low
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezPR67.6°F average January low
Universidad Adventista de las AntillasPR67.6°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezPR67.6°F average January low
Atlantic UniversityPR66.0°F average January low
Chaminade University of HonoluluHI66.0°F average January low
Colegio Universitario de San JuanPR66.0°F average January low
Hawaii Pacific UniversityHI66.0°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroPR66.0°F average January low
Puerto Rico Conservatory of MusicPR66.0°F average January low
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR66.0°F average January low
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoPR66.0°F average January low
University of Hawaii at ManoaHI66.0°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasPR66.0°F average January low
Brigham Young University-HawaiiHI65.9°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoPR65.0°F average January low
University of Hawaii-West OahuHI64.7°F average January low
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR64.5°F average January low
University of Hawaii at HiloHI64.1°F average January low
University of MiamiFL63.7°F average January low
Caribbean University-PoncePR62.5°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR62.5°F average January low
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR62.5°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico at PoncePR62.5°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanPR62.2°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasPR61.9°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico at CayeyPR61.9°F average January low
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusPR61.8°F average January low
Albizu University-MiamiFL61.0°F average January low
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR61.0°F average January low
University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR61.0°F average January low
Everglades UniversityFL60.4°F average January low
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL60.4°F average January low
Lynn UniversityFL60.4°F average January low
Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFL59.1°F average January low
Barry UniversityFL59.0°F average January low
Florida Memorial UniversityFL58.9°F average January low
St. Thomas UniversityFL58.9°F average January low
Florida International UniversityFL58.5°F average January low
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityFL57.9°F average January low
Nova Southeastern UniversityFL57.7°F average January low
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFL54.4°F average January low
Eckerd CollegeFL54.3°F average January low
The University of TampaFL52.8°F average January low
University of South FloridaFL52.8°F average January low
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityCA52.3°F average January low
New College of FloridaFL52.3°F average January low
Ringling College of Art and DesignFL52.3°F average January low
Ave Maria UniversityFL52.2°F average January low
Florida Polytechnic UniversityFL51.9°F average January low
University of California-Los AngelesCA51.9°F average January low
Rollins CollegeFL51.8°F average January low
University of Central FloridaFL51.8°F average January low
Florida Institute of TechnologyFL51.7°F average January low
Florida Institute of Technology-OnlineFL51.7°F average January low
Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiTX51.5°F average January low
Trinity College of FloridaFL50.7°F average January low
Florida Southern CollegeFL50.6°F average January low
Southeastern UniversityFL50.6°F average January low
Warner UniversityFL50.0°F average January low
Webber International UniversityFL50.0°F average January low
Pepperdine UniversityCA49.6°F average January low
Otis College of Art and DesignCA49.4°F average January low
Saint Leo UniversityFL49.4°F average January low
Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL49.2°F average January low
California State University-Dominguez HillsCA49.2°F average January low
Point Loma Nazarene UniversityCA49.0°F average January low
Beacon CollegeFL48.9°F average January low
California College of ASUCA48.9°F average January low
California State University-FullertonCA48.9°F average January low
California State University-Los AngelesCA48.9°F average January low
Hope International UniversityCA48.9°F average January low
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX48.9°F average January low
University of Southern CaliforniaCA48.9°F average January low
Chapman UniversityCA48.7°F average January low
Concordia University-IrvineCA48.6°F average January low
University of California-IrvineCA48.6°F average January low
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCA48.6°F average January low
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL48.5°F average January low
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideFL48.5°F average January low
Antioch University-Los AngelesCA48.0°F average January low
Loyola Marymount UniversityCA48.0°F average January low
Flagler CollegeFL47.8°F average January low
Edward Waters UniversityFL47.2°F average January low
University of San DiegoCA47.1°F average January low
University of California-San DiegoCA47.0°F average January low
California State University-Long BeachCA46.9°F average January low

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