Average annual temperature in Howard County

Average annual temperature in Howard County was 46 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 4.8% from 2024. That is the 99th highest of 99 counties in 2025.

2025, °F46

Change on 2024-4.8%

Rank99th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked

Series high492012

Series low40.31951

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Average annual temperature in Howard County, 1950 to 2025

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.

All 76 values

Period	°F
2025	46
2024	48.3
2023	47.2
2022	43.6
2021	46.7
2020	45.5
2019	43.2
2018	44
2017	46.3
2016	47.1
2015	46
2014	41.6
2013	43.1
2012	49
2011	45.2
2010	45
2009	43.1
2008	42.3
2007	45.2
2006	47
2005	45.9
2004	44.9
2003	44.3
2002	45.9
2001	45.7
2000	44.9
1999	46.2
1998	47.7
1997	43.3
1996	41.2
1995	43.6
1994	43.8
1993	42
1992	43.8
1991	44.5
1990	45.8
1989	42.9
1988	44.6
1987	47.9
1986	44.7
1985	42.6
1984	44.4
1983	44.4
1982	42.5
1981	45.1
1980	44.1
1979	41.6
1978	42.1
1977	44.6
1976	43.3
1975	43.7
1974	43.7
1973	45.4
1972	41.4
1971	43.3
1970	42.9
1969	42.5
1968	44.4
1967	42.8
1966	42.6
1965	42.5
1964	45.2
1963	43.3
1962	42.3
1961	43.5
1960	43.2
1959	42.8
1958	43.3
1957	43.8
1956	43.5
1955	44.4
1954	45.3
1953	45.3
1952	44
1951	40.3
1950	40.9

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place	2025
Howard County	46
Iowa	49.7
United States	54.6

Howard County compared with nearby places

Under 48
48 to 49
49 to 50
50 to 51
51 to 52
52 and over

Average annual temperature, 2025, °F. Howard County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by average annual temperature 50 places
Counties in Iowa by average annual temperature 99 places

Definition

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Average annual temperature, Howard County, 1950 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Average annual temperature, Howard County, 1950 to 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/howard-county-iowa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Average annual temperature, Howard County, 1950 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/howard-county-iowa.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Average annual temperature, Howard County, 1950 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/howard-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{noaa_average_annual_temperature_howard_2025,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Average annual temperature, Howard County, 1950 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/howard-county-iowa. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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49 °F in 2012, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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