Counties in Kansas by average annual temperature

Harper County had the highest average annual temperature of 105 counties in 2024, at 61.2 °F. Norton County had the lowest, at 54.5 °F. The median was 57.7 °F and the figure for Kansas was 57.6 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest61.2Harper County

Lowest54.5Norton County

Median57.7105 counties

Kansas57.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Under 56
56 to 57
57 to 58
58 to 59
59 and over

°F, 2024. 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, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 °F	Change on 2023
1	Harper County	61.2	+3.4%
2	Sumner County	61.1	+2.3%
3	Chautauqua County	60.9	+1.8%
3	Cherokee County	60.9	+1.5%
5	Barber County	60.8	+3.2%
5	Montgomery County	60.8	+1.8%
7	Labette County	60.6	+1.8%
8	Cowley County	60.5	+1.7%
9	Wilson County	60.2	+1.7%
10	Crawford County	60	+1.5%
11	Neosho County	59.9	+1.7%
11	Sedgwick County	59.9	+1.5%
13	Elk County	59.8	+1.5%
14	Kingman County	59.5	+2.2%
15	Butler County	59.4	+1.2%
15	Clark County	59.4	+2.1%
15	Woodson County	59.4	+0.8%
18	Coffey County	59.2	+0.3%
19	Greenwood County	59.1	+1.2%
19	Meade County	59.1	+3%
21	Bourbon County	59	+1.2%
21	Comanche County	59	+0.9%
23	Allen County	58.8	+1%
24	Harvey County	58.7	+0.9%
24	Pratt County	58.7	+1.4%
26	Reno County	58.5	+1.2%
26	Seward County	58.5	+3.2%
28	Lyon County	58.4	+1%
28	Saline County	58.4	+1%
30	Stevens County	58.3	+3.6%
31	Ellsworth County	58.2	+1.6%
31	Ford County	58.2	+2.3%
31	Hodgeman County	58.2	+2.8%
31	Johnson County	58.2	+1.2%
31	Kiowa County	58.2	+0.9%
31	Linn County	58.2	+0.7%
31	McPherson County	58.2	+0.9%
31	Miami County	58.2	+0.9%
31	Osage County	58.2	+0.5%
40	Anderson County	58.1	+0.9%
40	Douglas County	58.1	+1.2%
40	Franklin County	58.1	+0.9%
43	Wyandotte County	58	+1%
44	Dickinson County	57.9	+0.7%
44	Lincoln County	57.9	+1.6%
44	Marion County	57.9	+0.7%
44	Morton County	57.9	+3.2%
44	Ottawa County	57.9	+1.2%
44	Rice County	57.9	+1.4%
50	Edwards County	57.8	+1.2%
50	Gray County	57.8	+3.2%
50	Russell County	57.8	+1.9%
53	Chase County	57.7	+1.1%
53	Shawnee County	57.7	+0.7%
55	Grant County	57.6	+3.6%
55	Haskell County	57.6	+3.4%
55	Leavenworth County	57.6	+0.9%
58	Geary County	57.4	+0.7%
58	Stafford County	57.4	+0.9%
58	Stanton County	57.4	+3.8%
61	Wabaunsee County	57.3	+0.7%
62	Barton County	57.2	+2.1%
62	Finney County	57.2	+3.8%
62	Morris County	57.2	+0.9%
62	Pawnee County	57.2	+1.6%
66	Clay County	57.1	+1.1%
66	Cloud County	57.1	+0.9%
66	Jefferson County	57.1	+0.9%
66	Ness County	57.1	+2.7%
70	Kearny County	57	+4.2%
70	Mitchell County	57	+2%
72	Riley County	56.9	+1.1%
73	Lane County	56.8	+3.5%
73	Osborne County	56.8	+2.2%
73	Rush County	56.8	+2%
76	Doniphan County	56.7	+2.5%
76	Ellis County	56.7	+2%
76	Hamilton County	56.7	+5.2%
79	Atchison County	56.6	+1.6%
80	Scott County	56.5	+3.9%
81	Pottawatomie County	56.3	+1.3%
82	Trego County	56.2	+2.2%
83	Gove County	56.1	+3.1%
83	Jackson County	56.1	+0.9%
85	Logan County	56	+4.5%
85	Republic County	56	+1.3%
85	Rooks County	56	+2%
88	Brown County	55.9	+1.6%
89	Jewell County	55.8	+1.6%
89	Wichita County	55.8	+4.7%
91	Graham County	55.6	+2.2%
92	Washington County	55.4	+1.7%
93	Smith County	55.3	+2%
94	Wallace County	55.2	+4.9%
95	Phillips County	55.1	+2.2%
96	Marshall County	55	+2.4%
96	Sheridan County	55	+3%
98	Greeley County	54.9	+5%
98	Nemaha County	54.9	+1.9%
98	Thomas County	54.9	+4.4%
101	Cheyenne County	54.7	+4.8%
101	Sherman County	54.7	+5%
103	Decatur County	54.6	+3.4%
103	Rawlins County	54.6	+4.2%
105	Norton County	54.5	+2.6%

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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/kansas-counties?period=2024. 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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Harper County, with 61.2 °F in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Norton County, with 54.5 °F in 2024.

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