Yes, Arizona is closer.
Florida is closer to the equator.
Always because Florida is closer to the equator.
Hawaii
It's closer to the equator
Which is farther south---FLORIDA of course.
Florida is a lot hotter because it is closer to the equator.
It matters how far or near you are to the equator because the closer you are to the equator the hotter your climate is. For example, the climate in Florida is much warmer than the climate in Canada. This is because the equator is MUCH closer to Florida than it is to Canada.
Florida is closer to the equator than southern Argentina or any part of Spain is, although it's closer to southern Spain than it is to Argentina. But northern Argentina is closer to the equator than either Florida or any part of Spain. Southern Spain is also closer to Florida than it is to Argentina, but no part of any of them is as close to the Equator as Ecuador or Gabon is.
Hawaii.
Yes. Florida is closer to the equator and to very large bodies of water.
Florida is the farthest south of the states, therefor closer to the equator.