# avg — DuckDB 1.4.4

Calculates the average value for all tuples in x.

- Reference: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/
- JSON: /products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.4.4/functions/avg.json
- Snapshot ID: duckdb-1.4.4
- Engine: duckdb v1.4.4
- Source ID: 6ddac802ff
- Binary SHA-256: 8d05bee013ea13d6b5d75272d7ddb52b3d6d9cdaf30d1a3e8e82d42757905182
- Captured: 2026-09-05T18:37:36.091Z
- Source: https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/releases/tag/v1.4.4
- Loaded extensions: autocomplete, core_functions, icu, json, parquet, shell

## Interpretation

- Choose a snapshot matching the target engine and build. The default is captured from the published Haybarn WASM package used by the browser playground. Historical native snapshots are also available.
- Availability is an observation in the recorded build and extension profile, not a guarantee of support in every installation or in WASM.
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- Raw parameter arrays preserve catalog order for scalar/aggregate/macro functions. Raw table arguments are alphabetical. Use callingConvention for engine-confirmed positional order and named arguments; null modes are unrecorded. Named does not mean optional. Macro defaults and special named variadic behavior are not supplied by duckdb_functions().
- Catalog examples are source material and may require data or extensions. runnableExamples contains separately verified SQL for the pinned WASM package; sample-data adaptations and guide examples are labeled separately.
- Guide annotations and recipes are separate editorial content. The browser runner always uses Haybarn WASM 1.5.5-rc3, independently of the documentation snapshot.
- All URLs beginning with / are relative to the origin hosting this document. Exports require no JavaScript, cookies, API key, or browser engine.

## Overloads

### overload-03ebb30072d96ba3

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: BIGINT) → DOUBLE
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-03ebb30072d96ba3

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | BIGINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: DOUBLE. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-998ed837bb76d824

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: DECIMAL) → DECIMAL
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-998ed837bb76d824

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | DECIMAL | not recorded |

Declared return type: DECIMAL. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-450044f12156360c

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: DOUBLE) → DOUBLE
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-450044f12156360c

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | DOUBLE | not recorded |

Declared return type: DOUBLE. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-f9ea24f7e023b037

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: HUGEINT) → DOUBLE
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-f9ea24f7e023b037

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | HUGEINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: DOUBLE. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-17da4df51560969a

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: INTEGER) → DOUBLE
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-17da4df51560969a

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | INTEGER | not recorded |

Declared return type: DOUBLE. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-682f994f1fb9881a

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: INTERVAL) → INTERVAL
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-682f994f1fb9881a

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | INTERVAL | not recorded |

Declared return type: INTERVAL. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-8aac89f2794b06f1

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: SMALLINT) → DOUBLE
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-8aac89f2794b06f1

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | SMALLINT | not recorded |

Declared return type: DOUBLE. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-888617295b9a9998

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: TIME) → TIME
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-888617295b9a9998

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | TIME | not recorded |

Declared return type: TIME. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-0a1ed8a17895fc43

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: TIME WITH TIME ZONE) → TIME WITH TIME ZONE
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-0a1ed8a17895fc43

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | TIME WITH TIME ZONE | not recorded |

Declared return type: TIME WITH TIME ZONE. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-7b0c712652d0b393

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: TIMESTAMP) → TIMESTAMP
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-7b0c712652d0b393

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | TIMESTAMP | not recorded |

Declared return type: TIMESTAMP. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-5142ec2b691a7242

Kind: aggregate. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
avg(x: TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE) → TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/duckdb-1.4.4/avg/#overload-5142ec2b691a7242

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| x | TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE | not recorded |

Declared return type: TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.


## Guide recipes

### Find the middle of the story.

Compare the average with the median to see how an unusually large value changes your summary.

Intended runtime: Haybarn WASM 1.5.5-rc3. Per-example execution verification: not recorded in this export.

```sql
SELECT
  avg(yield_kg) AS average,
  median(yield_kg) AS median
FROM (VALUES (12), (14), (15), (16), (98))
  AS harvest(yield_kg);
```

## Engine catalog examples

Source examples may require additional data or extensions. Expressions are wrapped in SELECT; execution verification is not recorded.

Reported for: overload-03ebb30072d96ba3, overload-998ed837bb76d824, overload-450044f12156360c, overload-f9ea24f7e023b037, overload-17da4df51560969a, overload-682f994f1fb9881a, overload-8aac89f2794b06f1, overload-888617295b9a9998, overload-0a1ed8a17895fc43, overload-7b0c712652d0b393, overload-5142ec2b691a7242

```sql
SELECT SUM(x) / COUNT(*);
```

## Runnable examples

Executed successfully in Haybarn WASM 1.5.5-rc3. Sample data and guide examples are separate from the original catalog.

```sql
SELECT SUM(x) / COUNT(*)
FROM (VALUES
  (10),
  (20),
  (NULL)
) AS sample("x");
```

## Additional DuckDB documentation

- [Aggregate Functions](https://duckdb.org/docs/current/sql/functions/aggregates#avgarg)

## Observed availability

| Snapshot | Observed | Overloads | JSON |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| haybarn-1.5.5-rc3 | present | 11 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/functions/avg.json) |
| duckdb-1.5.5 | present | 11 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.5.5/functions/avg.json) |
| duckdb-1.4.4 | present | 11 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.4.4/functions/avg.json) |
| duckdb-1.3.2 | present | 11 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.3.2/functions/avg.json) |

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