Counties in Maine by average annual temperature, 2025

York County had the highest average annual temperature of 16 counties in 2025, at 46.4 °F. Aroostook County had the lowest, at 40.1 °F. The median was 44.8 °F and the figure for Maine was 42.3 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest46.4York County
Median44.816 counties
Maine42.3History

All counties, 2025

York County: 46.4 °FYork County46.4Sagadahoc County: 46.2 °FSagadahoc County46.2Lincoln County: 45.9 °FLincoln County45.9Cumberland County: 45.8 °FCumberland County45.8Kennebec County: 45.6 °FKennebec County45.6Androscoggin County: 45.4 °FAndroscoggin County45.4Knox County: 45.4 °FKnox County45.4Waldo County: 44.9 °FWaldo County44.9Hancock County: 44.7 °FHancock County44.7Washington County: 44.1 °FWashington County44.1Penobscot County: 43.3 °FPenobscot County43.3Oxford County: 42.8 °FOxford County42.8Somerset County: 40.9 °FSomerset County40.9Piscataquis County: 40.8 °FPiscataquis County40.8Franklin County: 40.7 °FFranklin County40.7Aroostook County: 40.1 °FAroostook County40.1
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
°F
Change on 2024
1York County46.4-4.1%
2Sagadahoc County46.2-4.9%
3Lincoln County45.9-4.8%
4Cumberland County45.8-5%
5Kennebec County45.6-5.2%
6Androscoggin County45.4-5.4%
6Knox County45.4-4.8%
8Waldo County44.9-5.3%
9Hancock County44.7-5.7%
10Washington County44.1-5.4%
11Penobscot County43.3-5.9%
12Oxford County42.8-5.5%
13Somerset County40.9-6%
14Piscataquis County40.8-6.2%
15Franklin County40.7-6%
16Aroostook County40.1-7%

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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 Maine by average annual temperature, 2025) [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 Maine by average annual temperature, 2025. 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/maine-counties. 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 Maine by average annual temperature, 2025. 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/maine-counties.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Maine by average annual temperature, 2025 [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/maine-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

York County, with 46.4 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Aroostook County, with 40.1 °F in 2025.

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