Counties in Kentucky by average annual temperature

Todd County had the highest average annual temperature of 120 counties in 2014, at 56.6 °F. Kenton County had the lowest, at 52 °F. The median was 54.1 °F and the figure for Kentucky was 54.3 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest56.6Todd County

Lowest52Kenton County

Median54.1120 counties

Kentucky54.3History

Map of counties, 2014

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

°F, 2014. 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, 2014

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2014 °F	Change on 2013
1	Todd County	56.6	+0.5%
2	Christian County	56.4	-0.2%
2	Trigg County	56.4	-0.9%
4	Calloway County	56.3	-1.1%
4	Carlisle County	56.3	-0.9%
4	Logan County	56.3	+0.2%
4	Marshall County	56.3	-0.9%
8	Fulton County	56.2	-1.7%
8	Graves County	56.2	-0.9%
8	McCracken County	56.2	-0.9%
8	Simpson County	56.2	-0.5%
12	Allen County	56.1	-0.9%
12	Ballard County	56.1	-0.9%
12	Hickman County	56.1	-1.2%
15	Lyon County	55.9	-1.2%
15	Warren County	55.9	-1.2%
17	Caldwell County	55.6	-1.2%
17	Cumberland County	55.6	-1.1%
17	Hopkins County	55.6	-1.1%
17	Muhlenberg County	55.6	-0.5%
21	Livingston County	55.5	-1.1%
21	Monroe County	55.5	-1.2%
23	Butler County	55.4	-1.2%
24	Barren County	55.3	-1.6%
25	Clinton County	55.2	-0.5%
25	Edmonson County	55.2	-2%
25	McLean County	55.2	-1.1%
28	Crittenden County	55	-1.4%
28	Ohio County	55	-1.3%
28	Webster County	55	-1.4%
31	Daviess County	54.9	-1.4%
32	Henderson County	54.8	-1.4%
33	Clay County	54.6	0%
33	Hart County	54.6	-2%
33	Jefferson County	54.6	-1.1%
33	Metcalfe County	54.6	-1.4%
33	Owsley County	54.6	-0.2%
33	Union County	54.6	-1.8%
39	Bullitt County	54.5	-1.4%
39	Floyd County	54.5	-1.3%
39	Green County	54.5	-1.6%
39	Hancock County	54.5	-1.4%
39	Knox County	54.5	-0.5%
39	Pike County	54.5	-1.1%
39	Whitley County	54.5	-0.5%
46	Adair County	54.4	-1.3%
46	Breathitt County	54.4	-0.5%
46	Lee County	54.4	-0.7%
46	Russell County	54.4	-1.3%
46	Wayne County	54.4	-1.1%
51	Grayson County	54.3	-2%
51	Laurel County	54.3	-0.2%
51	Martin County	54.3	-1.5%
54	Estill County	54.2	-1.3%
54	McCreary County	54.2	-0.7%
54	Nelson County	54.2	-1.5%
57	Breckinridge County	54.1	-1.5%
57	Perry County	54.1	-0.7%
57	Powell County	54.1	-1.5%
57	Wolfe County	54.1	-0.9%
61	Jessamine County	54	-1.1%
61	Leslie County	54	-0.6%
61	Madison County	54	-1.3%
61	Magoffin County	54	-0.9%
61	Mercer County	54	-1.1%
61	Morgan County	54	-1.1%
61	Taylor County	54	-1.6%
68	Garrard County	53.9	-1.3%
68	Johnson County	53.9	-1.5%
68	Marion County	53.9	-1.6%
68	Meade County	53.9	-1.6%
68	Spencer County	53.9	-1.5%
68	Washington County	53.9	-1.5%
74	Hardin County	53.8	-2%
74	Knott County	53.8	-0.9%
74	Larue County	53.8	-2%
74	Woodford County	53.8	-1.5%
78	Anderson County	53.7	-1.5%
78	Boyle County	53.7	-1.1%
78	Clark County	53.7	-1.6%
78	Menifee County	53.7	-1.5%
78	Pulaski County	53.7	-1.5%
83	Bath County	53.6	-1.8%
83	Fayette County	53.6	-1.5%
83	Lawrence County	53.6	-1.7%
86	Bell County	53.5	-0.9%
86	Jackson County	53.5	-0.7%
86	Montgomery County	53.5	-1.8%
86	Oldham County	53.5	-1.3%
90	Casey County	53.4	-1.5%
90	Elliott County	53.4	-1.5%
90	Franklin County	53.4	-1.8%
93	Boyd County	53.3	-1.8%
93	Lincoln County	53.3	-1.3%
93	Rockcastle County	53.3	-1.3%
93	Rowan County	53.3	-1.5%
93	Shelby County	53.3	-1.5%
98	Letcher County	53.2	-0.7%
99	Bourbon County	53.1	-2.2%
99	Carroll County	53.1	-2.2%
99	Henry County	53.1	-1.8%
99	Scott County	53.1	-2%
103	Owen County	53	-2.2%
103	Trimble County	53	-2%
105	Carter County	52.9	-1.7%
105	Fleming County	52.9	-1.9%
105	Gallatin County	52.9	-2.6%
105	Greenup County	52.9	-1.5%
105	Nicholas County	52.9	-2.2%
110	Harrison County	52.8	-2.6%
111	Grant County	52.6	-2.4%
111	Lewis County	52.6	-1.7%
111	Robertson County	52.6	-2.2%
114	Pendleton County	52.5	-2.8%
115	Harlan County	52.4	-0.8%
116	Bracken County	52.3	-2.2%
117	Boone County	52.2	-2.6%
117	Campbell County	52.2	-2.8%
117	Mason County	52.2	-2.1%
120	Kenton County	52	-2.8%

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 Kentucky by average annual temperature, 2014) [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 Kentucky by average annual temperature, 2014. 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/kentucky-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_kentucky_by_2014,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Kentucky by average annual temperature, 2014}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  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/kentucky-counties?period=2014. 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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