Counties in Kansas by average annual temperature

Cherokee County had the highest average annual temperature of 105 counties in 2017, at 59.7 °F. Sherman County had the lowest, at 53.2 °F. The median was 56.6 °F and the figure for Kansas was 56.5 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest59.7Cherokee County

Lowest53.2Sherman County

Median56.6105 counties

Kansas56.5History

Map of counties, 2017

Under 55
55 to 56
56 to 57
57 to 58
58 and over

°F, 2017. 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, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2017 °F	Change on 2016
1	Cherokee County	59.7	-0.7%
2	Montgomery County	59.6	-0.8%
3	Sumner County	59.5	-1.3%
4	Chautauqua County	59.4	0%
4	Labette County	59.4	-0.8%
6	Harper County	59.1	-1.3%
6	Wilson County	59.1	-0.8%
8	Crawford County	59	-1.3%
9	Bourbon County	58.9	-0.3%
9	Cowley County	58.9	-1%
11	Elk County	58.8	-0.2%
11	Sedgwick County	58.8	-1.3%
13	Neosho County	58.7	-1%
14	Clark County	58.5	-0.5%
15	Barber County	58.4	-1.4%
15	Saline County	58.4	-0.7%
15	Woodson County	58.4	-1.2%
18	Comanche County	58.3	-0.9%
19	Butler County	58.2	-0.9%
20	Allen County	58.1	-0.7%
20	Harvey County	58.1	-1.4%
20	Kingman County	58.1	-1%
23	Greenwood County	58	-0.9%
23	Linn County	58	-0.3%
23	McPherson County	58	-0.7%
23	Meade County	58	-0.9%
27	Marion County	57.8	-1.5%
27	Reno County	57.8	-0.7%
29	Dickinson County	57.6	-1%
30	Coffey County	57.5	-2%
31	Anderson County	57.4	-1%
31	Franklin County	57.4	-1.2%
31	Osage County	57.4	-1.7%
31	Seward County	57.4	-1.2%
35	Pratt County	57.3	-0.5%
36	Chase County	57.2	-1.2%
36	Ellsworth County	57.2	-1%
36	Ottawa County	57.2	-1%
39	Geary County	57.1	-0.9%
39	Rice County	57.1	-0.9%
41	Douglas County	57	-1.6%
41	Kiowa County	57	-0.9%
41	Lyon County	57	-1.7%
44	Ford County	56.9	-0.5%
44	Miami County	56.9	-1.2%
44	Morris County	56.9	-1.4%
44	Shawnee County	56.9	-1.6%
44	Stevens County	56.9	-1%
49	Stafford County	56.8	-0.4%
49	Wyandotte County	56.8	-1.4%
51	Lincoln County	56.7	-1.4%
51	Morton County	56.7	-1%
53	Clay County	56.6	-1.2%
53	Gray County	56.6	-0.9%
53	Haskell County	56.6	-1%
53	Hodgeman County	56.6	-0.9%
53	Johnson County	56.6	-1.4%
58	Edwards County	56.5	-1.1%
58	Leavenworth County	56.5	-1.4%
58	Wabaunsee County	56.5	-1.4%
61	Jefferson County	56.4	-1.2%
61	Riley County	56.4	-1.6%
61	Russell County	56.4	-1.2%
64	Grant County	56.2	-1.4%
65	Finney County	56.1	-0.9%
65	Pawnee County	56.1	-1.4%
67	Barton County	56	-1.1%
68	Ness County	55.9	-1.1%
68	Rush County	55.9	-1.4%
70	Cloud County	55.8	-1.4%
70	Ellis County	55.8	-1.2%
70	Pottawatomie County	55.8	-1.8%
70	Stanton County	55.8	-1.9%
74	Atchison County	55.7	-1.6%
74	Jackson County	55.7	-1.6%
76	Kearny County	55.6	-2.1%
77	Mitchell County	55.5	-1.4%
77	Trego County	55.5	-0.9%
79	Lane County	55.4	-0.9%
80	Doniphan County	55.3	-1.6%
80	Osborne County	55.3	-1.3%
80	Scott County	55.3	-0.9%
83	Rooks County	55.2	-1.3%
84	Graham County	55	-1.3%
84	Hamilton County	55	-2.7%
84	Washington County	55	-2%
87	Gove County	54.9	-1.3%
87	Marshall County	54.9	-2.1%
89	Brown County	54.8	-2%
89	Wichita County	54.8	-0.9%
91	Republic County	54.7	-1.4%
92	Logan County	54.6	-0.9%
93	Jewell County	54.5	-1.4%
93	Nemaha County	54.5	-2%
95	Phillips County	54.2	-1.6%
95	Sheridan County	54.2	-1.8%
95	Smith County	54.2	-1.3%
98	Greeley County	53.8	-1.3%
98	Norton County	53.8	-1.5%
98	Wallace County	53.8	-0.9%
101	Decatur County	53.6	-1.3%
102	Thomas County	53.5	-1.3%
103	Rawlins County	53.4	-1.1%
104	Cheyenne County	53.2	-0.7%
104	Sherman County	53.2	-1.1%

Other periods

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Kansas by average annual temperature, 2017) [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 Kansas by average annual temperature, 2017. 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/kansas-counties?period=2017. 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 Kansas by average annual temperature, 2017. 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/kansas-counties?period=2017.

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_kansas_by_2017,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Kansas by average annual temperature, 2017}},
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  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/rankings/average-annual-temperature/kansas-counties?period=2017. 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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