Counties in Arkansas by average annual temperature

Miller County had the highest average annual temperature of 75 counties in 2022, at 65.2 °F. Newton County had the lowest, at 56.9 °F. The median was 61.4 °F and the figure for Arkansas was 61.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest65.2Miller County
Lowest56.9Newton County
Median61.475 counties
Arkansas61.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 63 °FAshley County: 64.4 °FBaxter County: 58.1 °FBenton County: 58.2 °FBoone County: 57.8 °FBradley County: 63.7 °FCalhoun County: 63.1 °FCarroll County: 57.5 °FChicot County: 64.4 °FClark County: 62.4 °FClay County: 59.2 °FCleburne County: 59.7 °FCleveland County: 62.9 °FColumbia County: 63.4 °FConway County: 60.9 °FCraighead County: 59.9 °FCrawford County: 60.4 °FCrittenden County: 61.9 °FCross County: 61.4 °FDallas County: 62.3 °FDesha County: 63.3 °FDrew County: 63.7 °FFaulkner County: 61 °FFranklin County: 60.1 °FFulton County: 57.9 °FGarland County: 61.8 °FGrant County: 62.6 °FGreene County: 59.5 °FHempstead County: 63.3 °FHot Spring County: 62.3 °FHoward County: 62.1 °FIndependence County: 59.1 °FIzard County: 58.2 °FJackson County: 59.8 °FJefferson County: 63 °FJohnson County: 59.3 °FLafayette County: 64.5 °FLawrence County: 58.9 °FLee County: 62.2 °FLincoln County: 63.4 °FLittle River County: 64.4 °FLogan County: 60.8 °FLonoke County: 62.3 °FMadison County: 57.4 °FMarion County: 58.1 °FMiller County: 65.2 °FMississippi County: 60.2 °FMonroe County: 62.5 °FMontgomery County: 61.3 °FNevada County: 62.9 °FNewton County: 56.9 °FOuachita County: 62.8 °FPerry County: 61.5 °FPhillips County: 62.6 °FPike County: 61.8 °FPoinsett County: 60.5 °FPolk County: 60.4 °FPope County: 59.7 °FPrairie County: 62.5 °FPulaski County: 62.1 °FRandolph County: 58.6 °FSt. Francis County: 61.9 °FSaline County: 62 °FScott County: 60.8 °FSearcy County: 57.3 °FSebastian County: 61.6 °FSevier County: 63.2 °FSharp County: 57.9 °FStone County: 58.4 °FUnion County: 63.9 °FVan Buren County: 58.7 °FWashington County: 58.4 °FWhite County: 61.2 °FWoodruff County: 61.3 °FYell County: 61.3 °F
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°F, 2022. 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, 2022

Miller County: 65.2 °FMiller County65.2Lafayette County: 64.5 °FLafayette County64.5Ashley County: 64.4 °FAshley County64.4Chicot County: 64.4 °FChicot County64.4Little River County: 64.4 °FLittle River County64.4Union County: 63.9 °FUnion County63.9Bradley County: 63.7 °FBradley County63.7Drew County: 63.7 °FDrew County63.7Columbia County: 63.4 °FColumbia County63.4Lincoln County: 63.4 °FLincoln County63.4Desha County: 63.3 °FDesha County63.3Hempstead County: 63.3 °FHempstead County63.3Sevier County: 63.2 °FSevier County63.2Calhoun County: 63.1 °FCalhoun County63.1Arkansas County: 63 °FArkansas County63Jefferson County: 63 °FJefferson County63Cleveland County: 62.9 °FCleveland County62.9Nevada County: 62.9 °FNevada County62.9Ouachita County: 62.8 °FOuachita County62.8Grant County: 62.6 °FGrant County62.6Phillips County: 62.6 °FPhillips County62.6Monroe County: 62.5 °FMonroe County62.5Prairie County: 62.5 °FPrairie County62.5Clark County: 62.4 °FClark County62.4Dallas County: 62.3 °FDallas County62.3Hot Spring County: 62.3 °FHot Spring County62.3Lonoke County: 62.3 °FLonoke County62.3Lee County: 62.2 °FLee County62.2Howard County: 62.1 °FHoward County62.1Pulaski County: 62.1 °FPulaski County62.1Saline County: 62 °FSaline County62Crittenden County: 61.9 °FCrittenden County61.9St. Francis County: 61.9 °FSt. Francis County61.9Garland County: 61.8 °FGarland County61.8Pike County: 61.8 °FPike County61.8Sebastian County: 61.6 °FSebastian County61.6Perry County: 61.5 °FPerry County61.5Cross County: 61.4 °FCross County61.4Montgomery County: 61.3 °FMontgomery County61.3Woodruff County: 61.3 °FWoodruff County61.3Miller County: 65.2 °FMiller County65.2Lafayette County: 64.5 °FLafayette County64.5Ashley County: 64.4 °FAshley County64.4Chicot County: 64.4 °FChicot County64.4Little River County: 64.4 °FLittle River County64.4Union County: 63.9 °FUnion County63.9Bradley County: 63.7 °FBradley County63.7Drew County: 63.7 °FDrew County63.7Columbia County: 63.4 °FColumbia County63.4Lincoln County: 63.4 °FLincoln County63.4Desha County: 63.3 °FDesha County63.3Hempstead County: 63.3 °FHempstead County63.3Sevier County: 63.2 °FSevier County63.2Calhoun County: 63.1 °FCalhoun County63.1Arkansas County: 63 °FArkansas County63Jefferson County: 63 °FJefferson County63Cleveland County: 62.9 °FCleveland County62.9Nevada County: 62.9 °FNevada County62.9Ouachita County: 62.8 °FOuachita County62.8Grant County: 62.6 °FGrant County62.6Phillips County: 62.6 °FPhillips County62.6Monroe County: 62.5 °FMonroe County62.5Prairie County: 62.5 °FPrairie County62.5Clark County: 62.4 °FClark County62.4Dallas County: 62.3 °FDallas County62.3Hot Spring County: 62.3 °FHot Spring County62.3Lonoke County: 62.3 °FLonoke County62.3Lee County: 62.2 °FLee County62.2Howard County: 62.1 °FHoward County62.1Pulaski County: 62.1 °FPulaski County62.1Saline County: 62 °FSaline County62Crittenden County: 61.9 °FCrittenden County61.9St. Francis County: 61.9 °FSt. Francis County61.9Garland County: 61.8 °FGarland County61.8Pike County: 61.8 °FPike County61.8Sebastian County: 61.6 °FSebastian County61.6Perry County: 61.5 °FPerry County61.5Cross County: 61.4 °FCross County61.4Montgomery County: 61.3 °FMontgomery County61.3Woodruff County: 61.3 °FWoodruff County61.3
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
°F
Change on 2021
1Miller County65.2+0.2%
2Lafayette County64.5-0.5%
3Ashley County64.4-0.8%
3Chicot County64.40%
3Little River County64.4+0.5%
6Union County63.9-0.6%
7Bradley County63.7-0.5%
7Drew County63.70%
9Columbia County63.4-1.1%
9Lincoln County63.4+0.6%
11Desha County63.30%
11Hempstead County63.3+0.2%
13Sevier County63.2+0.5%
14Calhoun County63.1-0.3%
15Arkansas County63-0.2%
15Jefferson County63+0.8%
17Cleveland County62.9+0.5%
17Nevada County62.9-0.2%
19Ouachita County62.8-0.3%
20Grant County62.6+0.5%
20Phillips County62.6-0.8%
22Monroe County62.5-0.6%
22Prairie County62.5+0.2%
24Clark County62.40%
25Dallas County62.30%
25Hot Spring County62.3+0.3%
25Lonoke County62.3+0.5%
28Lee County62.2-0.8%
29Howard County62.1+0.3%
29Pulaski County62.1+0.3%
31Saline County62+0.5%
32Crittenden County61.9-0.6%
32St. Francis County61.9-0.5%
34Garland County61.8+0.2%
34Pike County61.8+0.2%
36Sebastian County61.60%
37Perry County61.5-0.2%
38Cross County61.4-0.2%
39Montgomery County61.3+0.2%
39Woodruff County61.3-0.2%
39Yell County61.30%
42White County61.2+0.3%
43Faulkner County61-0.2%
44Conway County60.9-0.5%
45Logan County60.8-0.2%
45Scott County60.8+0.2%
47Poinsett County60.5-0.7%
48Crawford County60.4-0.3%
48Polk County60.4+0.5%
50Mississippi County60.2-1.8%
51Franklin County60.1-0.3%
52Craighead County59.9-0.8%
53Jackson County59.8-0.5%
54Cleburne County59.7-0.2%
54Pope County59.7-0.7%
56Greene County59.5-1%
57Johnson County59.3-0.3%
58Clay County59.2-1%
59Independence County59.1-0.7%
60Lawrence County58.9-1.2%
61Van Buren County58.7-0.5%
62Randolph County58.6-1.5%
63Stone County58.4-0.3%
63Washington County58.4-0.5%
65Benton County58.2-1%
65Izard County58.2-0.5%
67Baxter County58.1-0.9%
67Marion County58.1-1.2%
69Fulton County57.9-1.4%
69Sharp County57.9-1.4%
71Boone County57.8-1.2%
72Carroll County57.5-1.2%
73Madison County57.4-0.7%
74Searcy County57.3-1%
75Newton County56.9-1%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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