Counties in Arkansas by average annual temperature

Ashley County had the highest average annual temperature of 75 counties in 2019, at 65.1 °F. Newton County had the lowest, at 56.8 °F. The median was 61.5 °F and the figure for Arkansas was 61.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest65.1Ashley County
Lowest56.8Newton County
Median61.575 counties
Arkansas61.2History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 63.4 °FAshley County: 65.1 °FBaxter County: 57.7 °FBenton County: 58 °FBoone County: 57.3 °FBradley County: 64.3 °FCalhoun County: 63.5 °FCarroll County: 57.4 °FChicot County: 64.7 °FClark County: 62.9 °FClay County: 59.5 °FCleburne County: 59.5 °FCleveland County: 63 °FColumbia County: 63.7 °FConway County: 60.9 °FCraighead County: 60.5 °FCrawford County: 59.9 °FCrittenden County: 62.6 °FCross County: 61.9 °FDallas County: 62.7 °FDesha County: 63.9 °FDrew County: 64.2 °FFaulkner County: 61.1 °FFranklin County: 59.7 °FFulton County: 57.8 °FGarland County: 61.7 °FGrant County: 62.4 °FGreene County: 59.9 °FHempstead County: 62.9 °FHot Spring County: 62.4 °FHoward County: 61.8 °FIndependence County: 59.5 °FIzard County: 58 °FJackson County: 60.4 °FJefferson County: 62.7 °FJohnson County: 59.1 °FLafayette County: 64 °FLawrence County: 59.4 °FLee County: 62.8 °FLincoln County: 63.5 °FLittle River County: 63.4 °FLogan County: 60.7 °FLonoke County: 62.3 °FMadison County: 56.9 °FMarion County: 57.5 °FMiller County: 64.2 °FMississippi County: 61.5 °FMonroe County: 62.8 °FMontgomery County: 61.1 °FNevada County: 63.1 °FNewton County: 56.8 °FOuachita County: 63.2 °FPerry County: 61.5 °FPhillips County: 63.3 °FPike County: 61.7 °FPoinsett County: 61.2 °FPolk County: 60.1 °FPope County: 59.7 °FPrairie County: 62.3 °FPulaski County: 61.8 °FRandolph County: 58.9 °FSt. Francis County: 62.4 °FSaline County: 61.7 °FScott County: 60.6 °FSearcy County: 57.4 °FSebastian County: 61.3 °FSevier County: 62.6 °FSharp County: 58.4 °FStone County: 58.1 °FUnion County: 64.4 °FVan Buren County: 58.8 °FWashington County: 57.9 °FWhite County: 61.4 °FWoodruff County: 61.6 °FYell County: 61.2 °F
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°F, 2019. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Ashley County: 65.1 °FAshley County65.1Chicot County: 64.7 °FChicot County64.7Union County: 64.4 °FUnion County64.4Bradley County: 64.3 °FBradley County64.3Drew County: 64.2 °FDrew County64.2Miller County: 64.2 °FMiller County64.2Lafayette County: 64 °FLafayette County64Desha County: 63.9 °FDesha County63.9Columbia County: 63.7 °FColumbia County63.7Calhoun County: 63.5 °FCalhoun County63.5Lincoln County: 63.5 °FLincoln County63.5Arkansas County: 63.4 °FArkansas County63.4Little River County: 63.4 °FLittle River County63.4Phillips County: 63.3 °FPhillips County63.3Ouachita County: 63.2 °FOuachita County63.2Nevada County: 63.1 °FNevada County63.1Cleveland County: 63 °FCleveland County63Clark County: 62.9 °FClark County62.9Hempstead County: 62.9 °FHempstead County62.9Lee County: 62.8 °FLee County62.8Monroe County: 62.8 °FMonroe County62.8Dallas County: 62.7 °FDallas County62.7Jefferson County: 62.7 °FJefferson County62.7Crittenden County: 62.6 °FCrittenden County62.6Sevier County: 62.6 °FSevier County62.6Grant County: 62.4 °FGrant County62.4Hot Spring County: 62.4 °FHot Spring County62.4St. Francis County: 62.4 °FSt. Francis County62.4Lonoke County: 62.3 °FLonoke County62.3Prairie County: 62.3 °FPrairie County62.3Cross County: 61.9 °FCross County61.9Howard County: 61.8 °FHoward County61.8Pulaski County: 61.8 °FPulaski County61.8Garland County: 61.7 °FGarland County61.7Pike County: 61.7 °FPike County61.7Saline County: 61.7 °FSaline County61.7Woodruff County: 61.6 °FWoodruff County61.6Mississippi County: 61.5 °FMississippi County61.5Perry County: 61.5 °FPerry County61.5White County: 61.4 °FWhite County61.4Ashley County: 65.1 °FAshley County65.1Chicot County: 64.7 °FChicot County64.7Union County: 64.4 °FUnion County64.4Bradley County: 64.3 °FBradley County64.3Drew County: 64.2 °FDrew County64.2Miller County: 64.2 °FMiller County64.2Lafayette County: 64 °FLafayette County64Desha County: 63.9 °FDesha County63.9Columbia County: 63.7 °FColumbia County63.7Calhoun County: 63.5 °FCalhoun County63.5Lincoln County: 63.5 °FLincoln County63.5Arkansas County: 63.4 °FArkansas County63.4Little River County: 63.4 °FLittle River County63.4Phillips County: 63.3 °FPhillips County63.3Ouachita County: 63.2 °FOuachita County63.2Nevada County: 63.1 °FNevada County63.1Cleveland County: 63 °FCleveland County63Clark County: 62.9 °FClark County62.9Hempstead County: 62.9 °FHempstead County62.9Lee County: 62.8 °FLee County62.8Monroe County: 62.8 °FMonroe County62.8Dallas County: 62.7 °FDallas County62.7Jefferson County: 62.7 °FJefferson County62.7Crittenden County: 62.6 °FCrittenden County62.6Sevier County: 62.6 °FSevier County62.6Grant County: 62.4 °FGrant County62.4Hot Spring County: 62.4 °FHot Spring County62.4St. Francis County: 62.4 °FSt. Francis County62.4Lonoke County: 62.3 °FLonoke County62.3Prairie County: 62.3 °FPrairie County62.3Cross County: 61.9 °FCross County61.9Howard County: 61.8 °FHoward County61.8Pulaski County: 61.8 °FPulaski County61.8Garland County: 61.7 °FGarland County61.7Pike County: 61.7 °FPike County61.7Saline County: 61.7 °FSaline County61.7Woodruff County: 61.6 °FWoodruff County61.6Mississippi County: 61.5 °FMississippi County61.5Perry County: 61.5 °FPerry County61.5White County: 61.4 °FWhite County61.4
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
°F
Change on 2018
1Ashley County65.1+0.8%
2Chicot County64.7+1.3%
3Union County64.4-0.2%
4Bradley County64.3+0.3%
5Drew County64.2+0.8%
5Miller County64.2-0.3%
7Lafayette County64-0.5%
8Desha County63.9+1.1%
9Columbia County63.7-0.5%
10Calhoun County63.5+0.2%
10Lincoln County63.5+0.5%
12Arkansas County63.4+0.8%
12Little River County63.4-0.5%
14Phillips County63.3+1%
15Ouachita County63.20%
16Nevada County63.10%
17Cleveland County63+0.2%
18Clark County62.90%
18Hempstead County62.90%
20Lee County62.8+0.6%
20Monroe County62.8+0.5%
22Dallas County62.70%
22Jefferson County62.7+0.2%
24Crittenden County62.6+1%
24Sevier County62.6-0.3%
26Grant County62.4-0.2%
26Hot Spring County62.40%
26St. Francis County62.4+0.8%
29Lonoke County62.3+0.2%
29Prairie County62.3+0.2%
31Cross County61.9+1%
32Howard County61.8-0.2%
32Pulaski County61.8-0.3%
34Garland County61.7-0.2%
34Pike County61.7+0.2%
34Saline County61.70%
37Woodruff County61.6+0.3%
38Mississippi County61.5+1%
38Perry County61.5-0.2%
40White County61.4+0.2%
41Sebastian County61.3+0.2%
42Poinsett County61.2+0.5%
42Yell County61.2-0.3%
44Faulkner County61.10%
44Montgomery County61.1-0.2%
46Conway County60.9+0.2%
47Logan County60.7-0.2%
48Scott County60.60%
49Craighead County60.5+0.2%
50Jackson County60.40%
51Polk County60.1-0.5%
52Crawford County59.9-0.2%
52Greene County59.9+0.5%
54Franklin County59.7-0.3%
54Pope County59.70%
56Clay County59.5+0.5%
56Cleburne County59.5-0.3%
56Independence County59.5-0.3%
59Lawrence County59.4-0.2%
60Johnson County59.1-0.3%
61Randolph County58.9+0.3%
62Van Buren County58.8-0.2%
63Sharp County58.4-0.2%
64Stone County58.1-0.2%
65Benton County58-0.2%
65Izard County58-0.2%
67Washington County57.90%
68Fulton County57.80%
69Baxter County57.7-0.2%
70Marion County57.5-0.2%
71Carroll County57.4-0.2%
71Searcy County57.4-0.7%
73Boone County57.3-0.2%
74Madison County56.9-0.4%
75Newton County56.8-0.5%

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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.

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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 (Counties in Arkansas by average annual temperature, 2019) [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, Counties in Arkansas by average annual temperature, 2019. 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/rankings/average-annual-temperature/arkansas-counties?period=2019. 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. Counties in Arkansas by average annual temperature, 2019. 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/rankings/average-annual-temperature/arkansas-counties?period=2019.

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_arkansas_by_2019,
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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Arkansas by average annual temperature, 2019}},
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