Counties in Idaho by average annual temperature

Canyon County had the highest average annual temperature of 44 counties in 2016, at 53.3 °F. Custer County had the lowest, at 39.6 °F. The median was 45.9 °F and the figure for Idaho was 45.1 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest53.3Canyon County
Lowest39.6Custer County
Median45.944 counties
Idaho45.1History

Map of counties, 2016

Ada County: 53 °FAdams County: 44.9 °FBannock County: 46.6 °FBear Lake County: 42.1 °FBenewah County: 47.6 °FBingham County: 45.5 °FBlaine County: 43.5 °FBoise County: 45.2 °FBonner County: 45.7 °FBonneville County: 43.3 °FBoundary County: 43.4 °FButte County: 42.7 °FCamas County: 42.8 °FCanyon County: 53.3 °FCaribou County: 43.4 °FCassia County: 47.3 °FClark County: 41.6 °FClearwater County: 45.5 °FCuster County: 39.6 °FElmore County: 49 °FFranklin County: 46 °FFremont County: 41.6 °FGem County: 50.4 °FGooding County: 49.8 °FIdaho County: 43.6 °FJefferson County: 44.7 °FJerome County: 50.1 °FKootenai County: 47.6 °FLatah County: 48.2 °FLemhi County: 40.9 °FLewis County: 46.7 °FLincoln County: 47.5 °FMadison County: 43.9 °FMinidoka County: 48 °FNez Perce County: 50.2 °FOneida County: 47.1 °FOwyhee County: 48.9 °FPayette County: 52.6 °FPower County: 46.6 °FShoshone County: 44.5 °FTeton County: 41.7 °FTwin Falls County: 48.7 °FValley County: 41 °FWashington County: 49.3 °F
  • Under 43
  • 43 to 44
  • 44 to 46
  • 46 to 48
  • 48 to 49
  • 49 and over
°F, 2016. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Canyon County: 53.3 °FCanyon County53.3Ada County: 53 °FAda County53Payette County: 52.6 °FPayette County52.6Gem County: 50.4 °FGem County50.4Nez Perce County: 50.2 °FNez Perce County50.2Jerome County: 50.1 °FJerome County50.1Gooding County: 49.8 °FGooding County49.8Washington County: 49.3 °FWashington County49.3Elmore County: 49 °FElmore County49Owyhee County: 48.9 °FOwyhee County48.9Twin Falls County: 48.7 °FTwin Falls County48.7Latah County: 48.2 °FLatah County48.2Minidoka County: 48 °FMinidoka County48Benewah County: 47.6 °FBenewah County47.6Kootenai County: 47.6 °FKootenai County47.6Lincoln County: 47.5 °FLincoln County47.5Cassia County: 47.3 °FCassia County47.3Oneida County: 47.1 °FOneida County47.1Lewis County: 46.7 °FLewis County46.7Bannock County: 46.6 °FBannock County46.6Power County: 46.6 °FPower County46.6Franklin County: 46 °FFranklin County46Bonner County: 45.7 °FBonner County45.7Bingham County: 45.5 °FBingham County45.5Clearwater County: 45.5 °FClearwater County45.5Boise County: 45.2 °FBoise County45.2Adams County: 44.9 °FAdams County44.9Jefferson County: 44.7 °FJefferson County44.7Shoshone County: 44.5 °FShoshone County44.5Madison County: 43.9 °FMadison County43.9Idaho County: 43.6 °FIdaho County43.6Blaine County: 43.5 °FBlaine County43.5Boundary County: 43.4 °FBoundary County43.4Caribou County: 43.4 °FCaribou County43.4Bonneville County: 43.3 °FBonneville County43.3Camas County: 42.8 °FCamas County42.8Butte County: 42.7 °FButte County42.7Bear Lake County: 42.1 °FBear Lake County42.1Teton County: 41.7 °FTeton County41.7Clark County: 41.6 °FClark County41.6Fremont County: 41.6 °FFremont County41.6Valley County: 41 °FValley County41Lemhi County: 40.9 °FLemhi County40.9Custer County: 39.6 °FCuster County39.6Canyon County: 53.3 °FCanyon County53.3Ada County: 53 °FAda County53Payette County: 52.6 °FPayette County52.6Gem County: 50.4 °FGem County50.4Nez Perce County: 50.2 °FNez Perce County50.2Jerome County: 50.1 °FJerome County50.1Gooding County: 49.8 °FGooding County49.8Washington County: 49.3 °FWashington County49.3Elmore County: 49 °FElmore County49Owyhee County: 48.9 °FOwyhee County48.9Twin Falls County: 48.7 °FTwin Falls County48.7Latah County: 48.2 °FLatah County48.2Minidoka County: 48 °FMinidoka County48Benewah County: 47.6 °FBenewah County47.6Kootenai County: 47.6 °FKootenai County47.6Lincoln County: 47.5 °FLincoln County47.5Cassia County: 47.3 °FCassia County47.3Oneida County: 47.1 °FOneida County47.1Lewis County: 46.7 °FLewis County46.7Bannock County: 46.6 °FBannock County46.6Power County: 46.6 °FPower County46.6Franklin County: 46 °FFranklin County46Bonner County: 45.7 °FBonner County45.7Bingham County: 45.5 °FBingham County45.5Clearwater County: 45.5 °FClearwater County45.5Boise County: 45.2 °FBoise County45.2Adams County: 44.9 °FAdams County44.9Jefferson County: 44.7 °FJefferson County44.7Shoshone County: 44.5 °FShoshone County44.5Madison County: 43.9 °FMadison County43.9Idaho County: 43.6 °FIdaho County43.6Blaine County: 43.5 °FBlaine County43.5Boundary County: 43.4 °FBoundary County43.4Caribou County: 43.4 °FCaribou County43.4Bonneville County: 43.3 °FBonneville County43.3Camas County: 42.8 °FCamas County42.8Butte County: 42.7 °FButte County42.7Bear Lake County: 42.1 °FBear Lake County42.1Teton County: 41.7 °FTeton County41.7Clark County: 41.6 °FClark County41.6Fremont County: 41.6 °FFremont County41.6Valley County: 41 °FValley County41Lemhi County: 40.9 °FLemhi County40.9Custer County: 39.6 °FCuster County39.6
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
°F
Change on 2015
1Canyon County53.3-2.2%
2Ada County53-2.4%
3Payette County52.6-2.8%
4Gem County50.4-2.9%
5Nez Perce County50.2-2.9%
6Jerome County50.1-2.1%
7Gooding County49.8-2.4%
8Washington County49.3-3.3%
9Elmore County49-2.2%
10Owyhee County48.9-2.8%
11Twin Falls County48.7-3.2%
12Latah County48.2-2.6%
13Minidoka County48-2.6%
14Benewah County47.6-2.9%
14Kootenai County47.6-2.7%
16Lincoln County47.5-2.9%
17Cassia County47.3-2.3%
18Oneida County47.1-2.5%
19Lewis County46.7-3.5%
20Bannock County46.6-2.3%
20Power County46.6-2.9%
22Franklin County46-2.5%
23Bonner County45.7-2.4%
24Bingham County45.5-3.6%
24Clearwater County45.5-3%
26Boise County45.2-2.4%
27Adams County44.9-3.9%
28Jefferson County44.7-3.5%
29Shoshone County44.5-3.5%
30Madison County43.9-2.9%
31Idaho County43.6-2.7%
32Blaine County43.5-3.3%
33Boundary County43.4-2.3%
33Caribou County43.4-1.8%
35Bonneville County43.3-2.5%
36Camas County42.8-2.7%
37Butte County42.7-4.3%
38Bear Lake County42.1-2.5%
39Teton County41.7-1.7%
40Clark County41.6-2.3%
40Fremont County41.6-1.7%
42Valley County41-3.3%
43Lemhi County40.9-2.9%
44Custer County39.6-3.4%

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About this ranking

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 (Counties in Idaho by average annual temperature, 2016) [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 Idaho by average annual temperature, 2016. 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/idaho-counties?period=2016. 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 Idaho by average annual temperature, 2016. 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/idaho-counties?period=2016.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Idaho by average annual temperature, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/idaho-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_idaho_by_2016,
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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Idaho by average annual temperature, 2016}},
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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Canyon County, with 53.3 °F in 2016, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Custer County, with 39.6 °F in 2016.

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