Counties in Kansas by average annual temperature

Cherokee County had the highest average annual temperature of 105 counties in 2020, at 58.5 °F. Rawlins County had the lowest, at 53.1 °F. The median was 55.6 °F and the figure for Kansas was 55.6 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest58.5Cherokee County

Lowest53.1Rawlins County

Median55.6105 counties

Kansas55.6History

Map of counties, 2020

Under 54
54 to 55
55 to 56
56 to 57
57 and over

°F, 2020. 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, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2020 °F	Change on 2019
1	Cherokee County	58.5	+2.1%
2	Montgomery County	58.4	+1.9%
2	Sumner County	58.4	+2.5%
4	Labette County	58.3	+1.9%
5	Chautauqua County	58.1	+2.3%
6	Cowley County	58	+3%
7	Harper County	57.9	+1.9%
7	Wilson County	57.9	+2.7%
9	Sedgwick County	57.8	+2.5%
10	Comanche County	57.7	+1.9%
10	Crawford County	57.7	+2.1%
12	Barber County	57.6	+1.9%
12	Neosho County	57.6	+2.7%
14	Clark County	57.5	+2.3%
15	Elk County	57.2	+2.3%
15	Harvey County	57.2	+2.7%
17	Butler County	57.1	+2.7%
18	Bourbon County	57	+2.3%
18	Woodson County	57	+2.7%
20	Allen County	56.9	+2.5%
20	Meade County	56.9	+2.5%
20	Morton County	56.9	+3.8%
23	Kingman County	56.8	+2.3%
24	Seward County	56.7	+2.5%
24	Stevens County	56.7	+2.9%
26	Greenwood County	56.5	+2.5%
26	Kiowa County	56.5	+2.4%
26	Linn County	56.5	+2%
26	McPherson County	56.5	+2.9%
30	Pratt County	56.4	+2.7%
30	Reno County	56.4	+2.5%
30	Saline County	56.4	+3.1%
33	Ford County	56.3	+3.1%
33	Hodgeman County	56.3	+3.9%
33	Osage County	56.3	+3.1%
36	Anderson County	56.2	+2.2%
36	Coffey County	56.2	+2.6%
36	Franklin County	56.2	+2.7%
36	Marion County	56.2	+2.9%
40	Grant County	56.1	+3.5%
40	Stanton County	56.1	+3.9%
42	Dickinson County	56	+3.1%
42	Miami County	56	+2.6%
44	Edwards County	55.9	+2.8%
44	Gray County	55.9	+3.5%
44	Haskell County	55.9	+2.9%
44	Ottawa County	55.9	+3.7%
48	Ellsworth County	55.8	+3.3%
48	Rice County	55.8	+3%
50	Douglas County	55.7	+2.4%
51	Chase County	55.6	+3%
51	Finney County	55.6	+3.9%
51	Kearny County	55.6	+4.1%
51	Ness County	55.6	+4.3%
51	Shawnee County	55.6	+2.6%
56	Geary County	55.5	+3%
56	Johnson County	55.5	+2.4%
56	Lyon County	55.5	+2.6%
56	Wyandotte County	55.5	+2%
60	Stafford County	55.4	+3%
61	Clay County	55.3	+3.6%
61	Cloud County	55.3	+4.7%
61	Leavenworth County	55.3	+2.2%
61	Lincoln County	55.3	+3.4%
61	Russell County	55.3	+3.6%
66	Lane County	55.2	+4.5%
66	Morris County	55.2	+3%
66	Pawnee County	55.2	+3.2%
66	Wabaunsee County	55.2	+2.8%
70	Riley County	55.1	+3.2%
71	Hamilton County	55	+3.8%
71	Rush County	55	+3.6%
71	Scott County	55	+4.4%
74	Jefferson County	54.9	+2.2%
75	Barton County	54.8	+3%
75	Ellis County	54.8	+3.6%
77	Trego County	54.7	+4.4%
78	Gove County	54.6	+4.6%
78	Pottawatomie County	54.6	+3.4%
80	Mitchell County	54.5	+4%
80	Osborne County	54.5	+4.2%
82	Logan County	54.4	+4.4%
82	Rooks County	54.4	+4.2%
84	Atchison County	54.3	+2.8%
84	Graham County	54.3	+4.4%
84	Wichita County	54.3	+4%
87	Jackson County	54.2	+2.8%
88	Jewell County	54.1	+4.6%
88	Republic County	54.1	+4.4%
90	Doniphan County	54	+2.9%
90	Phillips County	54	+5.1%
90	Smith County	54	+5.1%
90	Washington County	54	+4.7%
94	Sheridan County	53.9	+4.3%
95	Marshall County	53.8	+4.9%
96	Wallace County	53.7	+4.3%
97	Brown County	53.6	+2.9%
98	Greeley County	53.4	+3.3%
98	Thomas County	53.4	+4.5%
100	Decatur County	53.3	+4.7%
100	Nemaha County	53.3	+4.1%
100	Norton County	53.3	+4.9%
103	Sherman County	53.2	+4.3%
104	Cheyenne County	53.1	+4.7%
104	Rawlins County	53.1	+4.7%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_kansas_by_2020,
  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, 2020}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/kansas-counties?period=2020. 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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