Counties in Kansas by average annual temperature

Cherokee County had the highest average annual temperature of 105 counties in 2019, at 57.3 °F. Rawlins County had the lowest, at 50.7 °F. The median was 54 °F and the figure for Kansas was 53.8 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest57.3Cherokee County

Lowest50.7Rawlins County

Median54105 counties

Kansas53.8History

Map of counties, 2019

Under 52
52 to 53
53 to 54
54 to 55
55 to 56
56 and over

°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

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2019 °F	Change on 2018
1	Cherokee County	57.3	-0.7%
1	Montgomery County	57.3	-0.7%
3	Labette County	57.2	-0.5%
4	Sumner County	57	-0.7%
5	Chautauqua County	56.8	-0.5%
5	Harper County	56.8	-1%
7	Comanche County	56.6	0%
8	Barber County	56.5	-0.9%
8	Crawford County	56.5	-0.4%
10	Sedgwick County	56.4	-1.1%
10	Wilson County	56.4	-0.9%
12	Cowley County	56.3	-0.7%
13	Clark County	56.2	-1.2%
14	Neosho County	56.1	-0.9%
15	Elk County	55.9	-0.7%
16	Bourbon County	55.7	-0.5%
16	Harvey County	55.7	-0.9%
18	Butler County	55.6	-1.2%
19	Allen County	55.5	-0.7%
19	Kingman County	55.5	-1.2%
19	Meade County	55.5	-1.6%
19	Woodson County	55.5	-1.2%
23	Linn County	55.4	-0.4%
24	Seward County	55.3	-1.6%
25	Kiowa County	55.2	0%
26	Greenwood County	55.1	-1.3%
26	Stevens County	55.1	-1.4%
28	Anderson County	55	-0.4%
28	Reno County	55	-1.3%
30	McPherson County	54.9	-1.6%
30	Pratt County	54.9	-0.5%
32	Coffey County	54.8	-1.6%
32	Morton County	54.8	-2%
34	Franklin County	54.7	-1.1%
34	Saline County	54.7	-2.3%
36	Ford County	54.6	-1.4%
36	Marion County	54.6	-1.4%
36	Miami County	54.6	-0.9%
36	Osage County	54.6	-1.8%
40	Douglas County	54.4	-1.4%
40	Edwards County	54.4	-0.5%
40	Wyandotte County	54.4	-1.3%
43	Dickinson County	54.3	-2.2%
43	Haskell County	54.3	-2%
45	Grant County	54.2	-2.2%
45	Hodgeman County	54.2	-1.6%
45	Johnson County	54.2	-1.3%
45	Rice County	54.2	-1.5%
45	Shawnee County	54.2	-1.6%
50	Leavenworth County	54.1	-1.3%
50	Lyon County	54.1	-2.2%
52	Chase County	54	-2%
52	Ellsworth County	54	-1.8%
52	Gray County	54	-1.8%
52	Stanton County	54	-2.4%
56	Geary County	53.9	-2%
56	Ottawa County	53.9	-1.8%
58	Stafford County	53.8	-1.1%
59	Jefferson County	53.7	-1.3%
59	Wabaunsee County	53.7	-1.8%
61	Morris County	53.6	-2.5%
62	Finney County	53.5	-2%
62	Lincoln County	53.5	-1.7%
62	Pawnee County	53.5	-1.3%
65	Clay County	53.4	-1.5%
65	Kearny County	53.4	-2.2%
65	Riley County	53.4	-1.7%
65	Russell County	53.4	-1.7%
69	Ness County	53.3	-1.7%
70	Barton County	53.2	-1.5%
71	Rush County	53.1	-1.5%
72	Hamilton County	53	-2.2%
73	Ellis County	52.9	-1.3%
74	Atchison County	52.8	-1.5%
74	Cloud County	52.8	-1.1%
74	Lane County	52.8	-1.9%
74	Pottawatomie County	52.8	-1.9%
78	Jackson County	52.7	-1.5%
78	Scott County	52.7	-2%
80	Doniphan County	52.5	-1.5%
81	Mitchell County	52.4	-1.3%
81	Trego County	52.4	-1.7%
83	Osborne County	52.3	-1.5%
84	Gove County	52.2	-1.9%
84	Rooks County	52.2	-1.5%
84	Wichita County	52.2	-2.4%
87	Brown County	52.1	-1.1%
87	Logan County	52.1	-1.9%
89	Graham County	52	-1.3%
90	Republic County	51.8	-0.6%
91	Greeley County	51.7	-2.1%
91	Jewell County	51.7	-0.6%
91	Sheridan County	51.7	-1.5%
94	Washington County	51.6	-1.5%
95	Wallace County	51.5	-2.1%
96	Phillips County	51.4	-1%
96	Smith County	51.4	-1%
98	Marshall County	51.3	-1.9%
99	Nemaha County	51.2	-2.1%
100	Thomas County	51.1	-1.7%
101	Sherman County	51	-1.9%
102	Decatur County	50.9	-1.4%
103	Norton County	50.8	-1%
104	Cheyenne County	50.7	-2.3%
104	Rawlins County	50.7	-1.7%

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, 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [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/kansas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_kansas_by_2019,
  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, 2019}},
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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=2019. 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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Cherokee County, with 57.3 °F in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Rawlins County, with 50.7 °F in 2019.

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