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# avg {#agg_function-avg}

Calculates the arithmetic mean.

**Syntax**

``` sql
avg(x)
```

**Arguments**

-   `x` — input values, must be [Integer](../../../sql-reference/data-types/int-uint.md), [Float](../../../sql-reference/data-types/float.md), or [Decimal](../../../sql-reference/data-types/decimal.md).

**Returned value**

-   The arithmetic mean, always as [Float64](../../../sql-reference/data-types/float.md).
-   `NaN` if the input parameter `x` is empty.

**Example**

Query:

``` sql
SELECT avg(x) FROM values('x Int8', 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
```

Result:

``` text
┌─avg(x)─┐
│    2.5 │
└────────┘
```

**Example**

Create a temp table:

Query:

``` sql
CREATE table test (t UInt8) ENGINE = Memory;
```

Get the arithmetic mean:

Query:

```
SELECT avg(t) FROM test;
```

Result:

``` text
┌─avg(x)─┐
│    nan │
└────────┘
```

[Original article](https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/sql-reference/aggregate-functions/reference/avg/) <!--hide-->